Moon/Sun Apparent Sizes

CURRENT MOON/SUN OVERLAY SIZE COMPARISON

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

Date      = 2025 Oct 18 Sat       JD Number = 2460967
Time      = 02:05:50 UT

Delta T   = +00:01:15
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JD TT     = 2460966.58825231 = Working Julian Date TT

MOON:
Ecl Lon   = 166.71272°
Ecl Lat   = +0.11581°
Distance  = 395,572 km = 245,797 mi
Radius    = 1738.05 km
Ang Diam  = 0.50349948°
Phase Ang = 321.757°

SUN:
Ecl Lon   = 204.95564°
Ecl Lat   = +0.00004°
Distance  = 0.996420172 AU  =  149,062,336 km  =  92,623,041 mi
Radius    = 696,000 km
Ang Diam  = 0.53505142°

The solar disk is larger than the lunar disk with an
angular diameter difference of 01' 53.6" = 0.031552°