The Moon information shown here applies to Nouakchott, Mauritania on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. (Local time Africa/Nouakchott)
Moonrise to moonset
11h43m
Moonrise
19:09
Moonset
07:26
Distance to the center of the Sun
147,390,818 km
Distance to the center of Earth
364,929 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)
99.5%
Lunar phase
waxing
Current zodiac sign the Moon
Leo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)
14.1
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According to international time UTC, a lunar eclipse will occur on January 31, 2018 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in Mauritania from which the eclipse could be visible (note that the following is a short list of some of the main cities, the eclipse may be visible from other cities not listed here). The date and local time of the event shown below.
City
Eclipse visible?
Phase
Nouakchott
No
-
Source: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Chris O'Byrne (NASA's GSFC).
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 January 2018.
