Information about Eastbourne (South East England, United Kingdom). (2024)

Moonrise and moonset times for Eastbourne (5/29/2024UTC+01:00)

• Local time 6:05:13

• Universal time (UTC) 6:05:13

• Distance to Earth, mi 228,950.831

• Altitude above/below the horizon −13°45′35″

• Azimuth ➜ −74°34′47″

• Moonrise 1:37:29 , 5/29/2024

• Zenith 6:07:08 , 5/29/2024

• Moonset 10:36:46 , 5/29/2024

• Nadir —

• Illumination 69.4 %

• Moon phase 🌖 Waning Gibbous

• Lunar day 20.27

• Angular diameter 32′24″

• Moon sign Aquarius

• Moon in the constellation ♒ Aquarius

Local time is determined for a specific place on Earth, depending on geographic longitude. Usually, it is the same for all settlements located on the same meridian.

Universal Time (or Coordinated Universal Time, UTC) is an atomic time scale that approximates the UT1 standard (calculated in proportion to the angle of rotation of the Earth relative to the international celestial coordinate system ICRS), on which time zone time is based. UTC witness synchronously with international atomic time.

The distance from the center of Earth to the center of Moon.

Moon altitude — the angle between the direction to the center of the moon and the horizon at the observer’s location.

Azimuth of the Moon — the angle measured from the point of the south to the center of the moon (from 0 ° to + 180 ° to the west or from 0 ° to −180 ° to the east)

Moonrise is the time when the lunar disk becomes visible on the horizon. At the same time, this parameter depends both on the inclination of the earth’s axis and on the distance to the satellite itself. Therefore, for correct calculations, information about the observer’s location, determined by latitude and longitude, is necessary.

The moon will rise the next day (after 00:00)

Zenith moon — the word “zenith” originates from the Arabic expression, which can be translated as “heading”. In a general sense, this term also means the direction directly above the head of the observer. But with reference to the celestial body, this is the highest point that he reaches in the process of visible movement in orbit, relative to the observer.

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Moonset is the time when the lunar disk is completely hidden behind the horizon. This parameter, like moonrise, depends on the latitude and longitude of the observer, so it is important to indicate its correct location.

The moon will set the next day (after 00:00)

Nadir of the moon (lowest point) — from the Arabic “opposite”; point opposite the zenith or the lowest point reached by the moon in the process of moving in orbit. Moreover, the direction of the nadir is orthogonal to the horizontal plane of the observer.

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Moon illumination is the percentage of the visible surface of the moon reflecting sunlight to the observer’s location.

The gradual periodic movement of the light line along the lunar surface changes its outline in the sky. A change in the shape of the visible illuminated side of the moon is called a moon phase change. Thus, the moon phase is a symbol of the period when the moon retains a certain form of illumination. It is worth remembering that despite the specific time of the onset of the phase, the moon retains the visual form of its phase for several days.

Lunar day — the time interval between two consecutive moonrise. It is worth noting that the first lunar day begins at the time of the new moon and ends with the moonrise. In this case, the last lunar day, respectively, begins with the moonrise and ends with a new moon. In this regard, the first and last lunar days can last only a few minutes.
A fractional number means that the exact value of the lunar day at the beginning of the day (00:00) is calculated.

Angular diameter (angular size or visible diameter) — the angle between the straight lines emerging from the eyes of the observer and connecting the extreme points of the measured object. The average angular diameter of the moon is 31′ 05 ″ or ≈0.5 °; it changes due to the ellipticity of the lunar orbit.

“Moon sign” means the moon is at the longitude of the ecliptic, corresponding to a particular zodiac sign. The ecliptic is a large circle of the celestial sphere along which the annual motion of the Sun relative to stars occurs, visible from the Earth.

“Moon in the constellation” means the moon is at a point in the celestial sphere corresponding to the zone of a particular constellation. The celestial sphere is an imaginary sphere of any radius onto which celestial bodies are projected.