Your guide to the Solar System and the night sky
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🌎  Observing from: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
🌅 Sunrise: 6:36  ☀️ Transit: 13:02  🌅 Sunset: 19:29

Where is The Moon?

The Moon is currently in the constellation of Cancer. The current Right Ascension is 09h 35m 32s and the Declination is +19° 06’ 41”.

09h 35m 32s
+19° 06’ 41”
Cancer
  • Moon is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
  • Right now it is placed in the East-North-East direction at an altitude of 7° above the horizon.
  • Go to interactive sky chart

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Below you can see a simplified sky chart showing where The Moon is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars and constellations. More advanced sky charts for The Moon are available on TheSkyLive: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.

Map showing The Moon in Cancer on April, 01 2023
Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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 = visible to the naked eye
 = binocular, brighter than 10th magnitude
= current altitude ≥ 30°   = current altitude < 30°   = below the horizon
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

See also the following additional resources about The Moon