Moon/Sun Apparent Sizes

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GEOCENTRIC MOON/SUN SIZE COMPARISONS FOR CURRENT DATE/TIME UT 
NASA/JPL DE405 EPHEMERIS MODEL

Date      = 2026 Apr 04 Sat       JD Number = 2461135
Time      = 09:01:19 UT

Delta T   = +00:01:15
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JD TT     = 2461134.87678241 = Working Julian Date TT

MOON:
Ecl Lon   = 220.64319°
Ecl Lat   = -4.57252°
Distance  = 400,641 km = 248,947 mi
Radius    = 1738.05 km
Ang Diam  = 0.49712863°
Phase Ang = 206.039°

SUN:
Ecl Lon   = 14.60428°
Ecl Lat   = -0.00017°
Distance  = 1.000058297 AU  =  149,606,592 km  =  92,961,226 mi
Radius    = 696,000 km
Ang Diam  = 0.53310494°

The solar disk is larger than the lunar disk
Angular Diameter Difference = 02' 09.5" = 0.035976°