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 Aug 09 Sun       JD Number = 2461262
Time      = 23:03:46 UT

Delta T   = +00:01:15
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JD TT     = 2461262.46181713 = Working Julian Date TT

MOON:
Ecl Lon   = 99.38504°
Ecl Lat   = +4.06495°
Distance  = 363,462 km = 225,845 mi
Radius    = 1738.05 km
Ang Diam  = 0.54798102°
Phase Ang = 322.014°

SUN:
Ecl Lon   = 137.37143°
Ecl Lat   = +0.00016°
Distance  = 1.013744986 AU  =  151,654,091 km  =  94,233,484 mi
Radius    = 696,000 km
Ang Diam  = 0.52590737°

The lunar disk is larger than the solar disk with an
angular diameter difference of 01' 19.5" = 0.022074°