The Moon information shown here applies to Pretoria, South Africa on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. (Local time Africa/Johannesburg)
| Moonrise to moonset | 12h5m |
| Moonrise | 04:08 |
| Moonset | 16:13 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 149,075,116 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 380,649 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 8.8% |
| Lunar phase | waning |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Virgo ♍ |
| 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 October 2017.
| Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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| Moon and Aldebaran | October 9 | Aldebaran is 0.6 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Beehive | October 13 | Beehive is 3 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Regulus | October 15 | Regulus is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Mars | 2017-10-17 12:04 | Mars is 1.9 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Venus | October 18 | Venus is 2.1 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Saturn | October 24 | Saturn is 3.6 degrees South of the Moon. |
