Julian Day (valid from 1900/3/1 to 2100/2/28) Julian day: 86400 s, Julian year: 365.25 d, Julian Century: 36525 d double JulianDay (int date, int month, int year, double
UT) if (month<=2) {month=month+12; year=year-1;} }
Calculation
of Lunar ecliptic coordinates can be
found in: Montenbruck, Oliver / Pfleger, Thomas:
Astronomie mit dem Personal Computer; mit CD-ROM, Montenbruck, Oliver / Pfleger, Thomas:
Astronomy on the Personal Computer. with CD-ROM; Meeus, Jean: Astronomical Algorithms Meeus, Jean: Astronomical Formulae for
Calculators;
Convert ecliptic latitude B and longitude L to right ascension RA and declination delta obliquity of ecliptic:
Compute sidereal time at Greenwich (according to: Jean Meeus: Astronomical Algorithms) T = (JD - 2451545.0 ) / 36525;
Convert (tau,delta) to horizon coordinates of the observer (altitude h, azimuth az) sin(h) = sin(beta )*sin(delta) + cos(beta)*cos(delta)*cos(tau)
Compute the parallax p in altitude: horParal = 8.794 / (moonDistance/149.59787E6); // horizontal parallax (arcseconds), Meeus S. 263
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