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 Apr 29 Wed       JD Number = 2461160
Time      = 07:52:58 UT

Delta T   = +00:01:15
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JD TT     = 2461159.82931713 = Working Julian Date TT

MOON:
Ecl Lon   = 191.92498°
Ecl Lat   = -2.88735°
Distance  = 395,541 km = 245,778 mi
Radius    = 1738.05 km
Ang Diam  = 0.50353877°
Phase Ang = 152.904°

SUN:
Ecl Lon   = 39.02105°
Ecl Lat   = -0.00011°
Distance  = 1.006961548 AU  =  150,639,303 km  =  93,602,924 mi
Radius    = 696,000 km
Ang Diam  = 0.52945020°

The solar disk is larger than the lunar disk with an
angular diameter difference of 01' 33.3" = 0.025911°