The Moon information shown here applies to Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. (Local time Africa/Johannesburg)
| Moonrise to moonset | 10h44m |
| Moonrise | 03:17 |
| Moonset | 14:01 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 150,346,632 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 375,173 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 24% |
| Lunar phase | waning |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Pisces ♓ |
| Moon age (days past new moon) | 24.7 |
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 September 2025.
| Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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| Moon and Saturn | September 8 | Saturn is 4 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pleiades | September 12 | Pleiades is 1 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Jupiter | September 16 | Jupiter is 4.7 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pollux | September 16 | Pollux is 2.5 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Beehive | 2025-09-17 19:24 | Beehive is 2.1 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Regulus | September 19 | Regulus is 1.4 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Venus | September 19 | Venus is 0.9 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Spica | September 23 | Spica is 1.2 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Mars | September 24 | Mars is 4.3 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Antares | September 27 | Antares is 0.7 degrees North of the Moon. |
