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      = 2026 Sep 17 Thu       JD Number = 2461301
Time      = 11:14:58 UT

Delta T   = +00:01:16
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JD TT     = 2461300.96960648 = Working Julian Date TT

MOON:
Ecl Lon   = 249.32760°
Ecl Lat   = -5.15659°
Distance  = 402,456 km = 250,075 mi
Radius    = 1738.05 km
Ang Diam  = 0.49488714°
Phase Ang = 74.734°

SUN:
Ecl Lon   = 174.59314°
Ecl Lat   = -0.00013°
Distance  = 1.005130693 AU  =  150,365,411 km  =  93,432,735 mi
Radius    = 696,000 km
Ang Diam  = 0.53041460°

The solar disk is larger than the lunar disk with an
angular diameter difference of 02' 07.9" = 0.035527°