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 Mar 16 Mon       JD Number = 2461116
Time      = 11:14:28 UT

Delta T   = +00:01:15
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JD TT     = 2461115.96924769 = Working Julian Date TT

MOON:
Ecl Lon   = 323.40784°
Ecl Lat   = -1.41542°
Distance  = 385,266 km = 239,393 mi
Radius    = 1738.05 km
Ang Diam  = 0.51696777°
Phase Ang = 327.535°

SUN:
Ecl Lon   = 355.87331°
Ecl Lat   = -0.00006°
Distance  = 0.994769663 AU  =  148,815,423 km  =  92,469,617 mi
Radius    = 696,000 km
Ang Diam  = 0.53593918°

The solar disk is larger than the lunar disk with an
angular diameter difference of 01' 08.3" = 0.018971°