And tonight the Moon passes the brightest star in the constellation Taurus the Bull - Aldebaran. You should be able to see it, just be careful of the Moon's glare.
The Pole Star nowadays is Polaris but IT USED TO BE Aldebaran!
Not only that, it was half of a DOUBLE POLE STAR, with capella.
This was a long time ago - 450,000 years ago.
Time 16:01.
Distance 229,204 miles.
Waxing gibbous phase.
110 degrees E compass point (azimuth).
Altitude 33 degrees.
http://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-aldebaran-ex-pole-star
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