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      = 2023 Mar 27 Mon       JD Number = 2460031
Time      = 22:32:20 UT

Delta T   = +00:01:13
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JD TT     = 2460031.43996528 = Working Julian Date TT

MOON:
Ecl Lon   = 83.98292°
Ecl Lat   = +3.98903°
Distance  = 397,211 km = 246,815 mi
Radius    = 1738.05 km
Ang Diam  = 0.50142235°
Phase Ang = 76.992°

SUN:
Ecl Lon   = 6.99129°
Ecl Lat   = +0.00009°
Distance  = 0.997844280 AU  =  149,275,380 km  =  92,755,421 mi
Radius    = 696,000 km
Ang Diam  = 0.53428780°

The solar disk is larger than the lunar disk with an
angular diameter difference of 01' 58.3" = 0.032865°