DE405 Lunar Ephemeris Calculator
Based on the 600-year NASA/JPL DE405 Ephemeris Model
Spanning the Period From 1600 to 2200 on the Modern Gregorian Calendar
Calendar Date
Year / Month / Day
Time
hh:mm:ss
Date/Time Mode
LT | UT | TT
Local Time Zone Offset From UT
±hh:mm (Neg/Pos = West/East)
Local Time (
LT
) =
UT
Default Location:
America/New_York
- Your Local Latitude, Lonitude and Time Zone May be Different
Geographic Location Used For Local Topocentric Computations
228.0989 deg
Latitude
Deg.ddd or DMS (Neg=S)
Longitude
Deg.ddd or DMS (Neg=W)
Sea Level Elevation
meters
QUICK DE405 LUNAR EPHEMERIS STATISTICS ---------------------------- DATE/TIME/MODE/ZONE/LOCATION Date = 2024 Mar 29 Fri Time = 11:03:45 LT Time Zone = UT-04:00 Delta T = +00:01:14 Latitude = +42.6764593 deg N = +42° 40' 35.25" Longitude = -76.8230111 deg W = -76° 49' 22.84" = -05h 07m 17.52s Elevation = +0.0 m JD TT = 2460399.12846065 = Working Julian Date on TT scale Phase Angle = 228.0989 deg Visual Phase = Waning gibbous moon Horizon Altitude = -25.205° BELOW local horizon - Descending in W Direction Azimuth = 260.390° = W (N=0, E=90, S=180, W=270) ====================================================================== TIME LT LOCAL BASIC EVENTS SCHEDULE FOR DATE -------- ------------------------------------ 06:52 Sunrise 08:37 Moonset - Waning gibbous moon 19:31 Sunset ====================================================================== GEOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES AND DISTANCE Right Ascension = 15h 37m 26.827s = 15.6241187 h = 234.3617805° Declination = -23° 02' 59.15" = -23.049765° Distance = 245567.767 mi = 395203.013 km Angular Diameter = 30' 14.29" = 30.23818' = 1814.29" = 0.5039696° Eq. Horiz. Parallax = 55' 29.03" = 0.9247300° = 55.48380' = 3329.03" Local Hour Angle = +06h 50m 16.50s = +6.8379161 h = +102.5687410° ----------------------------- TOPOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES Right Ascension = 15h 34m 33.991s = 15.5761085 h = 233.6416275° Declination = -23° 33' 37.69" = -23.560468° Radial Velocity = -151.71 km/h = -94.27 mi/h = Approaching Earth Orbital Velocity = 3579.74 km/h = 2224.35 mi/h MARCH 2024 - Lunar Quarter Phases, Apogees and Perigees For Time Zone UT-04:00 Applied NASA Delta T = +00:01:14 Date and Time LT Lunar Event --------------------- ----------------------------------- 2024 Mar 03 Sun 11:23 Last Quarter Moon = Phase 270 2024 Mar 10 Sun 03:04 Perigee 221764.23 mi = 356894.93 km 2024 Mar 10 Sun 05:00 New Moon = Phase 0/360 2024 Mar 17 Sun 00:11 First Quarter Moon = Phase 90 2024 Mar 23 Sat 11:45 Apogee 252459.52 mi = 406294.21 km 2024 Mar 25 Mon 03:00 Full Moon = Phase 180
EXTENDED DE405 LUNAR EPHEMERIS STATISTICS AND HOURLY TABLES Time Mode = LT Time Zone = UT-04:00 ---------------------------------------------------------- CALENDAR DATE TIME JULIAN DATE JD NUMBER --------------- ----------- ---------------- ----------- 2024 Mar 29 Fri 11:03:45 LT 2460398.96093750 2460399 LT -04:00:00 TZ -0.16666667 2024 Mar 29 Fri 15:03:45 UT 2460399.12760417 2460399 UT +00:01:14 dT +0.00085648 2024 Mar 29 Fri 15:04:59 TT 2460399.12846065 2460399 TT JD TT = 2460399.12846065 = Working Julian Date on TT scale Latitude = +42.6764593 deg N = +42° 40' 35.25" Longitude = -76.8230111 deg W = -76° 49' 22.84" = -05h 07m 17.52s Elevation = +0.0 m ----------- EARTH GEOID ρ × sin(φ') = +0.6743577407 ρ × cos(φ') = +0.7363265249 ---------------------- APPARENT SIDEREAL TIME Greenwich 03h 35m 00.85s = 3.5835688 h = 53.7535321 deg Local 22h 27m 43.33s = 22.4620347 h = 336.9305210 deg ================================================================= LUNAR POSITION, DISTANCE, PHASE AND LOCAL SUN/MOON RISE/SET TIMES Date = 2024 Mar 29 Fri Time = 11:03:45 LT Time Zone = UT-04:00 Delta T = +00:01:14 JD TT = 2460399.12846065 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION Latitude = +42.6764593 deg N = +42° 40' 35.25" Longitude = -76.8230111 deg W = -76° 49' 22.84" = -05h 07m 17.52s Elevation = +0.0 m GEOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES Right Ascension = 15h 37m 26.827s = 15.6241187 h = 234.3617805° Declination = -23° 02' 59.15" = -23.049765° Distance = 245567.767 mi = 395203.013 km Phase Angle = 228.09890° Visual Phase = Waning gibbous moon Angular Diameter = 30' 14.29" = 30.23818' = 1814.29" = 0.5039696° Eq. Horiz. Parallax = 55' 29.03" = 0.9247300° = 55.48380' = 3329.03" Radial Velocity = -151.71 km/h = -94.27 mi/h = Approaching Earth Orbital Velocity = 3579.74 km/h = 2224.35 mi/h TOPOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES Right Ascension = 15h 34m 33.991s = 15.5761085 h = 233.6416275° Declination = -23° 33' 37.69" = -23.560468° Horizon Altitude = -25.205° BELOW local horizon - Descending in W Direction Azimuth = 260.390° = W (N=0, E=90, S=180, W=270) Local Hour Angle = +06h 50m 16.50s = +6.8379161 h = +102.5687410° Light Time = 1.2912 sec = 1-way surface-to-surface = 2.5824 sec = 2-way surface-to-surface -------- ------------------------------------------------ TIME LT LOCAL EVENTS SCHEDULE FOR DATE 06:52 Sunrise 08:37 Moonset - Waning gibbous moon 19:31 Sunset ----------------------------------------------------------------- HOURLY GEOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES, DISTANCE AND PHASE EPHEMERIS DATE = 2024 Mar 29 Fri LT TZ = UT-04:00 = Time Zone Offset From UT (Neg/Pos = West/East) dT = +00:01:14 = NASA Delta T estimate Table Origin for 00:00:00 LT of date = 2460398.66752315 TT LT hh RA Hrs Decl Deg Dist Km Dist Mi Phase Deg -- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- -3 15.1303238 -20.713740 397232.683 246828.946 221.4270 -2 15.1647619 -20.889844 397095.215 246743.527 221.8990 -1 15.1993015 -21.064499 396956.696 246657.455 222.3714 00 15.2339432 -21.237685 396817.126 246570.731 222.8442 01 15.2686876 -21.409383 396676.504 246483.352 223.3174 02 15.3035353 -21.579573 396534.831 246395.321 223.7908 03 15.3384865 -21.748235 396392.107 246306.636 224.2647 04 15.3735419 -21.915349 396248.331 246217.298 224.7389 05 15.4087018 -22.080894 396103.504 246127.307 225.2135 06 15.4439667 -22.244850 395957.626 246036.662 225.6885 07 15.4793369 -22.407198 395810.698 245945.365 226.1638 08 15.5148129 -22.567916 395662.720 245853.416 226.6396 09 15.5503948 -22.726984 395513.692 245760.814 227.1157 10 15.5860831 -22.884382 395363.616 245667.561 227.5922 11 15.6218781 -23.040090 395212.493 245573.658 228.0691 12 15.6577798 -23.194086 395060.322 245479.103 228.5464 13 15.6937887 -23.346350 394907.106 245383.899 229.0240 14 15.7299050 -23.496862 394752.845 245288.046 229.5021 15 15.7661285 -23.645600 394597.541 245191.545 229.9806 16 15.8024598 -23.792545 394441.194 245094.395 230.4595 17 15.8388987 -23.937675 394283.808 244996.600 230.9388 18 15.8754452 -24.080969 394125.383 244898.159 231.4186 19 15.9120997 -24.222408 393965.921 244799.074 231.8987 20 15.9488619 -24.361970 393805.424 244699.346 232.3793 21 15.9857317 -24.499634 393643.896 244598.977 232.8603 22 16.0227093 -24.635380 393481.336 244497.967 233.3417 23 16.0597944 -24.769186 393317.748 244396.318 233.8235 24 16.0969870 -24.901033 393153.136 244294.033 234.3058 25 16.1342869 -25.030899 392987.500 244191.111 234.7885 26 16.1716938 -25.158763 392820.845 244087.557 235.2717 27 16.2092075 -25.284605 392653.173 243983.370 235.7553 28 16.2468279 -25.408405 392484.488 243878.554 236.2394 -------- ------------------------------------------------- TIME LT BASIC EVENTS SCHEDULE FOR DATE AND LOCATION 06:52 Sunrise 08:37 Moonset - Waning gibbous moon 19:31 Sunset ====================================================================== HOURLY GEOCENTRIC LUNAR DISTANCE, RADIAL VELOCITY AND ORBITAL VELOCITY TABLE INCLUDING ANY APOGEE OR PERIGEE EVENT ON DATE. DATE = 2024 Mar 29 Fri TIME = UT-04:00 dT = +00:01:14 = NASA Delta T estimate For Radial Velocity: Neg/Pos = Approaching/Receding == ======================= =================== ==================== LT GEOCENTRIC DISTANCE RADIAL VELOCITY ORBITAL VELOCITY hh km mi km/h mi/h km/h mi/h -- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -2 397095.215 246743.527 -137.993 -85.745 3566.114 2215.880 -1 396956.696 246657.455 -139.045 -86.399 3567.097 2216.491 00 396817.126 246570.731 -140.096 -87.051 3568.095 2217.111 01 396676.504 246483.352 -141.147 -87.705 3569.083 2217.725 02 396534.831 246395.321 -142.199 -88.358 3570.100 2218.357 03 396392.107 246306.636 -143.250 -89.012 3571.119 2218.991 04 396248.331 246217.298 -144.301 -89.664 3572.138 2219.624 05 396103.504 246127.307 -145.353 -90.318 3573.191 2220.278 06 395957.626 246036.662 -146.403 -90.971 3574.239 2220.929 07 395810.698 245945.365 -147.453 -91.623 3575.297 2221.587 08 395662.720 245853.416 -148.503 -92.275 3576.383 2222.262 09 395513.692 245760.814 -149.552 -92.928 3577.459 2222.930 10 395363.616 245667.561 -150.599 -93.578 3578.546 2223.605 11 395212.493 245573.658 -151.648 -94.229 3579.667 2224.302 12 395060.322 245479.103 -152.694 -94.880 3580.778 2224.993 13 394907.106 245383.899 -153.738 -95.528 3581.907 2225.694 14 394752.845 245288.046 -154.783 -96.178 3583.053 2226.406 15 394597.541 245191.545 -155.826 -96.826 3584.204 2227.121 16 394441.194 245094.395 -156.866 -97.472 3585.367 2227.843 17 394283.808 244996.600 -157.906 -98.118 3586.551 2228.579 18 394125.383 244898.159 -158.944 -98.763 3587.733 2229.314 19 393965.921 244799.074 -159.979 -99.407 3588.936 2230.061 20 393805.424 244699.346 -161.013 -100.048 3590.140 2230.810 21 393643.896 244598.977 -162.045 -100.691 3591.374 2231.576 22 393481.336 244497.967 -163.073 -101.328 3592.596 2232.335 23 393317.748 244396.318 -164.101 -101.968 3593.854 2233.118 24 393153.136 244294.033 -165.125 -102.604 3595.108 2233.897 25 392987.500 244191.111 -166.145 -103.238 3596.381 2234.688 26 392820.845 244087.557 -167.164 -103.871 3597.672 2235.490 27 392653.173 243983.370 -168.179 -104.501 3598.981 2236.303 -------- -----------------------------------------------------------
DE405 Lunar Ephemeris Calculator - v2.94 - A PHP Astronomy Program by Jay Tanner
Revised:
2021 June 21 at 06:54:12 AM Monday