TODAY - Tuesday, January 30, 2018
The Moon today is in a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. [...]. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon will rise in the east in mid-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible though most of the night sky setting a few hour before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has it’s roots in the Latin word "gibbosus" meaning humpbacked.
Phase: Waxing Gibbous, Illumination: 98%, Moon Age: 13.54 days. Moon Angle: 0.55, Moon Distance: 364,088.50 km, Sun Angle: 0.54, Sun Distance: 147,380,642.18 km (Moongiant)
PS On Jan. 31, here on the West Coast, depending on the weather, we will see the first blue moon total lunar eclipse in North America for more than 100 years.
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