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			335.8588 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 = 2026 Feb 15 Sun Time = 06:17:46 LT Time Zone = UT-05:00 Delta T = +00:01:15 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 = 2461086.97153935 = Working Julian Date on TT scale Phase Angle = 335.8588 deg Visual Phase = Waning crescent, approaching new moon Horizon Altitude = -0.839° BELOW local horizon - RISING in ESE Direction Azimuth = 121.626° = ESE (N=0, E=90, S=180, W=270) ====================================================================== TIME LT LOCAL BASIC EVENTS SCHEDULE FOR DATE -------- ------------------------------------ 06:18 Moonrise - Waning crescent, approaching new moon 07:03 Sunrise 15:42 Moonset 17:40 Sunset ====================================================================== GEOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES AND DISTANCE Right Ascension = 20h 22m 44.858s = 20.3791273 h = 305.6869095° Declination = -22° 36' 39.65" = -22.611015° Distance = 244038.449 mi = 392741.814 km Angular Diameter = 30' 25.66" = 30.42767' = 1825.66" = 0.5071278° Eq. Horiz. Parallax = 55' 49.89" = 0.9305260° = 55.83156' = 3349.89" Local Hour Angle = -04h 29m 05.79s = -4.4849415 h = -67.2741230° ----------------------------- TOPOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES Right Ascension = 20h 25m 29.973s = 20.4249924 h = 306.3748860° Declination = -23° 17' 25.92" = -23.290533° Radial Velocity = -169.01 km/h = -105.02 mi/h = Approaching Earth Orbital Velocity = 3616.99 km/h = 2247.50 mi/h FEBRUARY 2026 - Lunar Quarter Phases, Apogees and Perigees For Time Zone UT-05:00 Applied NASA Delta T = +00:01:15 Date and Time LT Lunar Event --------------------- ----------------------------------- 2026 Feb 01 Sun 17:09 Full Moon = Phase 180 2026 Feb 09 Mon 07:43 Last Quarter Moon = Phase 270 2026 Feb 10 Tue 11:52 Apogee 251392.13 mi = 404576.42 km 2026 Feb 17 Tue 07:01 New Moon = Phase 0/360 2026 Feb 24 Tue 07:28 First Quarter Moon = Phase 90 2026 Feb 24 Tue 18:14 Perigee 229991.25 mi = 370135.04 km
EXTENDED DE405 LUNAR EPHEMERIS STATISTICS AND HOURLY TABLES Time Mode = LT Time Zone = UT-05:00 ---------------------------------------------------------- CALENDAR DATE TIME JULIAN DATE JD NUMBER --------------- ----------- ---------------- ----------- 2026 Feb 15 Sun 06:17:46 LT 2461086.76233796 2461087 LT -05:00:00 TZ -0.20833333 2026 Feb 15 Sun 11:17:46 UT 2461086.97067129 2461087 UT +00:01:15 dT +0.00086806 2026 Feb 15 Sun 11:19:01 TT 2461086.97153935 2461087 TT JD TT = 2461086.97153935 = 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 21h 00m 56.59s = 21.0157199 h = 315.2357978 deg Local 15h 53m 39.07s = 15.8941858 h = 238.4127867 deg ================================================================= LUNAR POSITION, DISTANCE, PHASE AND LOCAL SUN/MOON RISE/SET TIMES Date = 2026 Feb 15 Sun Time = 06:17:46 LT Time Zone = UT-05:00 Delta T = +00:01:15 JD TT = 2461086.97153935 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 = 20h 22m 44.858s = 20.3791273 h = 305.6869095° Declination = -22° 36' 39.65" = -22.611015° Distance = 244038.449 mi = 392741.814 km Phase Angle = 335.85881° Visual Phase = Waning crescent, approaching new moon Angular Diameter = 30' 25.66" = 30.42767' = 1825.66" = 0.5071278° Eq. Horiz. Parallax = 55' 49.89" = 0.9305260° = 55.83156' = 3349.89" Radial Velocity = -169.01 km/h = -105.02 mi/h = Approaching Earth Orbital Velocity = 3616.99 km/h = 2247.50 mi/h TOPOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES Right Ascension = 20h 25m 29.973s = 20.4249924 h = 306.3748860° Declination = -23° 17' 25.92" = -23.290533° Horizon Altitude = -0.839° BELOW local horizon - RISING in ESE Direction Azimuth = 121.626° = ESE (N=0, E=90, S=180, W=270) Local Hour Angle = -04h 29m 05.79s = -4.4849415 h = -67.2741230° Light Time = 1.2830 sec = 1-way surface-to-surface = 2.5660 sec = 2-way surface-to-surface -------- ------------------------------------------------ TIME LT LOCAL EVENTS SCHEDULE FOR DATE 06:18 Moonrise - Waning crescent, approaching new moon 07:03 Sunrise 15:42 Moonset 17:40 Sunset ----------------------------------------------------------------- HOURLY GEOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES, DISTANCE AND PHASE EPHEMERIS DATE = 2026 Feb 15 Sun LT TZ = UT-05:00 = Time Zone Offset From UT (Neg/Pos = West/East) dT = +00:01:15 = NASA Delta T estimate Table Origin for 00:00:00 LT of date = 2461086.70920139 TT LT hh RA Hrs Decl Deg Dist Km Dist Mi Phase Deg -- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- -3 20.0398175 -24.011320 394294.823 245003.444 331.3756 -2 20.0765198 -23.869221 394129.759 244900.878 331.8560 -1 20.1131744 -23.725036 393964.160 244797.980 332.3369 00 20.1497809 -23.578775 393798.048 244694.763 332.8182 01 20.1863388 -23.430451 393631.445 244591.240 333.3000 02 20.2228476 -23.280076 393464.374 244487.427 333.7822 03 20.2593071 -23.127662 393296.856 244383.336 334.2648 04 20.2957168 -22.973222 393128.914 244278.982 334.7479 05 20.3320763 -22.816770 392960.570 244174.378 335.2314 06 20.3683854 -22.658316 392791.845 244069.537 335.7154 07 20.4046438 -22.497876 392622.762 243964.474 336.1998 08 20.4408511 -22.335462 392453.343 243859.202 336.6847 09 20.4770072 -22.171088 392283.609 243753.734 337.1700 10 20.5131118 -22.004767 392113.583 243648.085 337.6558 11 20.5491647 -21.836514 391943.286 243542.267 338.1421 12 20.5851659 -21.666341 391772.740 243436.295 338.6288 13 20.6211152 -21.494264 391601.967 243330.181 339.1159 14 20.6570123 -21.320297 391430.988 243223.940 339.6035 15 20.6928574 -21.144454 391259.824 243117.583 340.0915 16 20.7286504 -20.966750 391088.498 243011.126 340.5801 17 20.7643911 -20.787200 390917.030 242904.581 341.0690 18 20.8000796 -20.605817 390745.441 242797.961 341.5584 19 20.8357160 -20.422619 390573.753 242691.279 342.0483 20 20.8713002 -20.237619 390401.987 242584.548 342.5387 21 20.9068324 -20.050834 390230.163 242477.782 343.0295 22 20.9423127 -19.862277 390058.303 242370.993 343.5208 23 20.9777410 -19.671967 389886.427 242264.194 344.0125 24 21.0131178 -19.479917 389714.555 242157.398 344.5047 25 21.0484431 -19.286144 389542.708 242050.617 344.9973 26 21.0837171 -19.090665 389370.908 241943.865 345.4905 27 21.1189400 -18.893493 389199.172 241837.154 345.9840 28 21.1541121 -18.694648 389027.523 241730.496 346.4781 -------- ------------------------------------------------- TIME LT BASIC EVENTS SCHEDULE FOR DATE AND LOCATION 06:18 Moonrise - Waning crescent, approaching new moon 07:03 Sunrise 15:42 Moonset 17:40 Sunset ====================================================================== HOURLY GEOCENTRIC LUNAR DISTANCE, RADIAL VELOCITY AND ORBITAL VELOCITY TABLE INCLUDING ANY APOGEE OR PERIGEE EVENT ON DATE. DATE = 2026 Feb 15 Sun TIME = UT-05:00 dT = +00:01:15 = 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 394129.759 244900.878 -165.334 -102.734 3602.049 2238.210 -1 393964.160 244797.980 -165.858 -103.060 3603.837 2239.321 00 393798.048 244694.763 -166.360 -103.371 3605.634 2240.437 01 393631.445 244591.240 -166.840 -103.670 3607.444 2241.562 02 393464.374 244487.427 -167.298 -103.954 3609.240 2242.678 03 393296.856 244383.336 -167.732 -104.224 3611.044 2243.799 04 393128.914 244278.982 -168.146 -104.481 3612.856 2244.925 05 392960.570 244174.378 -168.538 -104.724 3614.653 2246.041 06 392791.845 244069.537 -168.906 -104.954 3616.457 2247.162 07 392622.762 243964.474 -169.254 -105.169 3618.272 2248.290 08 392453.343 243859.202 -169.579 -105.372 3620.080 2249.414 09 392283.609 243753.734 -169.883 -105.560 3621.872 2250.527 10 392113.583 243648.085 -170.164 -105.735 3623.682 2251.651 11 391943.286 243542.267 -170.424 -105.897 3625.488 2252.774 12 391772.740 243436.295 -170.662 -106.044 3627.286 2253.891 13 391601.967 243330.181 -170.879 -106.179 3629.096 2255.016 14 391430.988 243223.940 -171.074 -106.301 3630.885 2256.127 15 391259.824 243117.583 -171.248 -106.408 3632.685 2257.246 16 391088.498 243011.126 -171.400 -106.503 3634.488 2258.366 17 390917.030 242904.581 -171.531 -106.585 3636.274 2259.476 18 390745.441 242797.961 -171.641 -106.653 3638.060 2260.586 19 390573.753 242691.279 -171.729 -106.707 3639.852 2261.699 20 390401.987 242584.548 -171.798 -106.750 3641.635 2262.807 21 390230.163 242477.782 -171.845 -106.780 3643.413 2263.912 22 390058.303 242370.993 -171.871 -106.796 3645.189 2265.015 23 389886.427 242264.194 -171.876 -106.798 3646.968 2266.121 24 389714.555 242157.398 -171.862 -106.791 3648.732 2267.217 25 389542.708 242050.617 -171.826 -106.767 3650.496 2268.313 26 389370.908 241943.865 -171.771 -106.734 3652.265 2269.412 27 389199.172 241837.154 -171.694 -106.685 3654.004 2270.493 -------- -----------------------------------------------------------
DE405 Lunar Ephemeris Calculator - v2.94 - A PHP Astronomy Program by Jay Tanner Revised: 2021 June 21 at 06:54:17 AM Monday