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Moon Information For May 17 2023 (South Africa)

Moon May 17, 2023 (South Africa)

The Moon information shown here applies to Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (Local time Africa/Johannesburg)

Moonrise to moonset11h42m
Moonrise04:17
Moonset15:59
Distance to the center of the Sun151,287,250 km
Distance to the center of Earth375,353 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)8.6%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)26.7

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 May 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AntaresMay 7Antares is 1.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 13Saturn is 3.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Jupiter2023-05-17 15:15Jupiter is 0.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryMay 18Mercury is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 23Venus is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxMay 24Pollux is 1.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsMay 24Mars is 4.2 degrees South of the Moon.

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