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Moon Information For August 21 2018 (Christmas Island)

Moon August 21, 2018 (Christmas Island)

The Moon information shown here applies to Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. (Local time Indian/Christmas)

Moonrise to moonset11h4m
Moonrise13:50
Moonset02:46
Distance to the center of the Sun151,345,078 km
Distance to the center of Earth400,999 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)72.5%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonSagittarius ♐
Moon age (days past new moon)9.6

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 2018.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AldebaranAugust 7Aldebaran is 1.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusAugust 14Venus is 6.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterAugust 17Jupiter is 4.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Saturn2018-08-21 16:55Saturn is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.

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