The Moon information shown here applies to Pretoria, South Africa on Monday, March 20, 2017. (Local time Africa/Johannesburg)
| Moonrise to moonset | 11h8m |
| Moonrise | 23:49 |
| Moonset | 12:41 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 148,992,367 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 404,504 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 57.2% |
| Lunar phase | waning |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Sagittarius ♐ |
| Moon age (days past new moon) | 21.5 |
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 March 2017.
| Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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| Moon and Mars | March 1 | Mars is 4.4 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Aldebaran | March 5 | Aldebaran is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Regulus | March 11 | Regulus is 0.9 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Jupiter | March 14 | Jupiter is 2.7 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Saturn | 2017-03-20 12:49 | Saturn is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon. |
