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      = 2024 Apr 19 Fri       JD Number = 2460420
Time      = 20:49:42 UT

Delta T   = +00:01:14
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JD TT     = 2460420.36870370 = Working Julian Date TT

MOON:
Ecl Lon   = 165.09144°
Ecl Lat   = +2.68869°
Distance  = 405,599 km = 252,028 mi
Radius    = 1738.05 km
Ang Diam  = 0.49105213°
Phase Ang = 134.813°

SUN:
Ecl Lon   = 30.27800°
Ecl Lat   = +0.00002°
Distance  = 1.004573863 AU  =  150,282,111 km  =  93,380,974 mi
Radius    = 696,000 km
Ang Diam  = 0.53070861°

The solar disk is larger than the lunar disk with an
angular diameter difference of 02' 22.8" = 0.039656°