The Moon information shown here applies to Wellington, New Zealand on Thursday, December 29, 2022. (Local time Pacific/Auckland)
| Moonrise to moonset | 11h54m |
| Moonrise | 13:00 |
| Moonset | 01:06 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 147,110,261 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 369,344 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 32.4% |
| Lunar phase | waxing |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Aries ♈ |
| Moon age (days past new moon) | 5.7 |
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 December 2022.
| Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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| Moon and Jupiter | December 2 | Jupiter is 2.6 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pleiades | December 7 | Pleiades is 2.9 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Mars | December 8 | Mars is 0.6 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pollux | December 11 | Pollux is 2 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Antares | December 22 | Antares is 2.3 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Venus | December 25 | Venus is 3.4 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Saturn | December 27 | Saturn is 4 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Jupiter | 2022-12-29 23:29 | Jupiter is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon. |
