Moon libration

At 2 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT, libration longitude is 5.05° and latitude -0.91°.

UK default: Europe/London (GMT/BST).
Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
42.91%
Lunar age
22.840 days
Phase angle
278.29°
Earth–Moon distance
374,780 km
Brown lunation
1284

Move through the month

2026-11-01: longitude 4.39°, latitude -2.45°. The grid exaggerates the rocking to show its direction.

Daily libration at local noon this month

DateLongitudeLatitude
2026-11-014.39°-2.45°
2026-11-025.05°-0.91°
2026-11-035.46°0.66°
2026-11-045.64°2.17°
2026-11-055.62°3.53°
2026-11-065.43°4.70°
2026-11-075.07°5.61°
2026-11-084.55°6.23°
2026-11-093.85°6.55°
2026-11-102.99°6.55°
2026-11-111.95°6.27°
2026-11-120.77°5.71°
2026-11-13-0.54°4.90°
2026-11-14-1.92°3.90°
2026-11-15-3.31°2.72°
2026-11-16-4.62°1.42°
2026-11-17-5.76°0.04°
2026-11-18-6.63°-1.37°
2026-11-19-7.15°-2.75°
2026-11-20-7.21°-4.03°
2026-11-21-6.79°-5.13°
2026-11-22-5.85°-5.95°
2026-11-23-4.45°-6.42°
2026-11-24-2.70°-6.47°
2026-11-25-0.75°-6.06°
2026-11-261.20°-5.23°
2026-11-273.00°-4.04°
2026-11-284.51°-2.60°
2026-11-295.66°-1.02°
2026-11-306.43°0.59°

Libration is the Moon’s apparent east-west and north-south rocking about its mean Earth-facing position. Positive longitude reveals more of its eastern side; positive latitude reveals more of its northern side.