Internet Based
Moon Phase Calculator
time: ad2010-sep-08 16:55:26 UT+00h00m
day of week: wed
MJD: +00055447.705162
JD: +02455448.205162
t: +00003537.705162
mean lunation: +001085.00238897
mean moon phase: 000.86003°
~ new moon
ecliptic longitude of moon: 169.6°
ecliptic latitude of moon: -4.7°
horizontal parallax of moon: 01.022°
geocentric distance of moon: 357738 km
ecliptic longitude of sun: 165.9°
ecliptic latitude of sun: 00.0°
geocentric distance of sun: 150707083 km
ecliptic longitude difference: 003.7°
To calculate past or future moon phases, enter date and time below and click "calculate".
For the current moon phase, leave the input box blank and click "calculate".
Underlying algorithm was produced in a way that it should not contain errors.
It has been tested about 5 times on random dates between 6000BC and 10000AD.
All results of these tests agreed exactly with standard tables.
-author, August 2, 2001
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