The Moon information shown here applies to Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory on Saturday, April 9, 2022. (Local time Indian/Chagos)
| Moonrise to moonset | 12h5m |
| Moonrise | 13:44 |
| Moonset | 01:39 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 149,831,229 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 404,887 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 45% |
| Lunar phase | waxing |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Cancer ♋ |
| Moon age (days past new moon) | 6.9 |
Moon-Planet Conjunctions
A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth. Check all the conjunctions in April 2022.
| Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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| Moon and Pleiades | April 5 | Pleiades is 4 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pollux | 2022-04-09 21:14 | Pollux is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Beehive | April 10 | Beehive is 3.9 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Saturn | April 25 | Saturn is 4.6 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Mars | April 26 | Mars is 4.1 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Venus | April 27 | Venus is 4 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Jupiter | April 27 | Jupiter is 3.8 degrees North of the Moon. |
