The Moon information shown here applies to Pretoria, South Africa on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Local time Africa/Johannesburg)
| Moonrise to moonset | 11h36m |
| Moonrise | 17:24 |
| Moonset | 05:48 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 150,443,981 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 402,662 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 98.9% |
| Lunar phase | waxing |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Aries ♈ |
| Moon age (days past new moon) | 13.8 |
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 April 2024.
| Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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| Moon and Mars | April 6 | Mars is 2 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Saturn | April 6 | Saturn is 1.2 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Venus | April 7 | Venus is 0.4 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Jupiter | April 10 | Jupiter is 4 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pleiades | April 11 | Pleiades is 0.4 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pollux | April 15 | Pollux is 1.6 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Beehive | April 16 | Beehive is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Spica | 2024-04-23 04:02 | Spica is 1.6 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Antares | April 26 | Antares is 0.3 degrees South of the Moon. |
