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Moon Information For August 16 2017 (Christmas Island)

Moon August 16, 2017 (Christmas Island)

The Moon information shown here applies to Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. (Local time Indian/Christmas)

Moonrise to moonset12h57m
Moonrise01:35
Moonset12:38
Distance to the center of the Sun151,483,968 km
Distance to the center of Earth364,249 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)42.6%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonGemini ♊
Moon age (days past new moon)22.8

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 August 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and SaturnAugust 3Saturn is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Aldebaran2017-08-16 13:39Aldebaran is 0.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusAugust 19Venus is 2.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveAugust 20Beehive is 3.2 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterAugust 25Jupiter is 3.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnAugust 30Saturn is 3.9 degrees South of the Moon.

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