Today, Copernicus is right on the terminator!
Copernicus is named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. However, it previously had lots of different names: Carthusia (after the Chartreuse Mountains), Phillipi IV (after Philip IV of Spain), Etna M. (after Mount Etna), and has since been nicknamed "The Monarch of the Moon"!
Time 22:15.
Distance 242,106 miles.
Waxing gibbous phase.
200 degrees S compass point (azimuth).
Altitude 27.9 degrees.
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