DE405 Lunar Ephemeris Calculator
Based on the 600-year NASA/JPL DE405 Ephemeris Model
Spanning the Period From 1600 to 2200 on the Modern Gregorian Calendar
Calendar Date
Year / Month / Day
Time
hh:mm:ss
Date/Time Mode
LT | UT | TT
Local Time Zone Offset From UT
±hh:mm (Neg/Pos = West/East)
Local Time (
LT
) =
UT
Default Location:
America/New_York
- Your Local Latitude, Lonitude and Time Zone May be Different
Geographic Location Used For Local Topocentric Computations
275.5011 deg
Latitude
Deg.ddd or DMS (Neg=S)
Longitude
Deg.ddd or DMS (Neg=W)
Sea-Level Elevation
meters
QUICK DE405 LUNAR EPHEMERIS STATISTICS ---------------------------- DATE/TIME/MODE/ZONE/LOCATION Date = 2026 Feb 09 Mon Time = 19:51:27 LT Time Zone = UT-05:00 Delta T = +00:01:15 Latitude = +42.6764593 deg N = +42° 40' 35.25" Longitude = -76.8230111 deg W = -76° 49' 22.84" = -05h 07m 17.52s Elevation = +0.0 m JD TT = 2461081.53659722 = Working Julian Date on TT scale Phase Angle = 275.5011 deg Visual Phase = Waning crescent moon Horizon Altitude = -63.923° BELOW local horizon - Ascending in NE Direction Azimuth = 53.866° = NE (N=0, E=90, S=180, W=270) ====================================================================== TIME LT LOCAL BASIC EVENTS SCHEDULE FOR DATE -------- ------------------------------------ 01:10 Moonrise - Waning crescent moon 07:11 Sunrise 07:43:01 Last Quarter Moon = Phase 270° 10:27 Moonset 17:32 Sunset ====================================================================== GEOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES AND DISTANCE Right Ascension = 15h 32m 43.914s = 15.5455317 h = 233.1829755° Declination = -24° 25' 42.23" = -24.428398° Distance = 251211.172 mi = 404285.193 km Angular Diameter = 29' 33.53" = 29.55889' = 1773.53" = 0.4926482° Eq. Horiz. Parallax = 54' 14.24" = 0.9039550° = 54.23730' = 3254.24" Local Hour Angle = -10h 26m 49.53s = -10.4470929 h = -156.7063930° ----------------------------- TOPOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES Right Ascension = 15h 33m 52.488s = 15.5645801 h = 233.4687015° Declination = -24° 43' 33.95" = -24.726096° Radial Velocity = +36.49 km/h = +22.67 mi/h = Receding from Earth Orbital Velocity = 3477.84 km/h = 2161.03 mi/h FEBRUARY 2026 - Lunar Quarter Phases, Apogees and Perigees For Time Zone UT-05:00 Applied NASA Delta T = +00:01:15 Date and Time LT Lunar Event --------------------- ----------------------------------- 2026 Feb 01 Sun 17:09 Full Moon = Phase 180 2026 Feb 09 Mon 07:43 Last Quarter Moon = Phase 270 2026 Feb 10 Tue 11:52 Apogee 251392.13 mi = 404576.42 km 2026 Feb 17 Tue 07:01 New Moon = Phase 0/360 2026 Feb 24 Tue 07:28 First Quarter Moon = Phase 90 2026 Feb 24 Tue 18:14 Perigee 229991.25 mi = 370135.04 km
EXTENDED DE405 LUNAR EPHEMERIS STATISTICS AND HOURLY TABLES Time Mode = LT Time Zone = UT-05:00 ---------------------------------------------------------- CALENDAR DATE TIME JULIAN DATE JD NUMBER --------------- ----------- ---------------- ----------- 2026 Feb 09 Mon 19:51:27 LT 2461081.32739583 2461081 LT -05:00:00 TZ -0.20833333 2026 Feb 10 Tue 00:51:27 UT 2461081.53572916 2461082 UT +00:01:15 dT +0.00086806 2026 Feb 10 Tue 00:52:42 TT 2461081.53659722 2461082 TT JD TT = 2461081.53659722 = Working Julian Date on TT scale Latitude = +42.6764593 deg N = +42° 40' 35.25" Longitude = -76.8230111 deg W = -76° 49' 22.84" = -05h 07m 17.52s Elevation = +0.0 m ----------- EARTH GEOID ρ × sin(φ') = +0.6743577407 ρ × cos(φ') = +0.7363265249 ---------------------- APPARENT SIDEREAL TIME Greenwich 10h 13m 11.90s = 10.2199729 h = 153.2995931 deg Local 05h 05m 54.38s = 5.0984388 h = 76.4765820 deg ================================================================= LUNAR POSITION, DISTANCE, PHASE AND LOCAL SUN/MOON RISE/SET TIMES Date = 2026 Feb 09 Mon Time = 19:51:27 LT Time Zone = UT-05:00 Delta T = +00:01:15 JD TT = 2461081.53659722 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION Latitude = +42.6764593 deg N = +42° 40' 35.25" Longitude = -76.8230111 deg W = -76° 49' 22.84" = -05h 07m 17.52s Elevation = +0.0 m GEOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES Right Ascension = 15h 32m 43.914s = 15.5455317 h = 233.1829755° Declination = -24° 25' 42.23" = -24.428398° Distance = 251211.172 mi = 404285.193 km Phase Angle = 275.50109° Visual Phase = Waning crescent moon Angular Diameter = 29' 33.53" = 29.55889' = 1773.53" = 0.4926482° Eq. Horiz. Parallax = 54' 14.24" = 0.9039550° = 54.23730' = 3254.24" Radial Velocity = +36.49 km/h = +22.67 mi/h = Receding from Earth Orbital Velocity = 3477.84 km/h = 2161.03 mi/h TOPOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES Right Ascension = 15h 33m 52.488s = 15.5645801 h = 233.4687015° Declination = -24° 43' 33.95" = -24.726096° Horizon Altitude = -63.923° BELOW local horizon - Ascending in NE Direction Azimuth = 53.866° = NE (N=0, E=90, S=180, W=270) Local Hour Angle = -10h 26m 49.53s = -10.4470929 h = -156.7063930° Light Time = 1.3215 sec = 1-way surface-to-surface = 2.6430 sec = 2-way surface-to-surface -------- ------------------------------------------------ TIME LT LOCAL EVENTS SCHEDULE FOR DATE 01:10 Moonrise - Waning crescent moon 07:11 Sunrise 07:43:01 Last Quarter Moon = Phase 270° 10:27 Moonset 17:32 Sunset ----------------------------------------------------------------- HOURLY GEOCENTRIC LUNAR COORDINATES, DISTANCE AND PHASE EPHEMERIS DATE = 2026 Feb 09 Mon LT TZ = UT-05:00 = Time Zone Offset From UT (Neg/Pos = West/East) dT = +00:01:15 = NASA Delta T estimate Table Origin for 00:00:00 LT of date = 2461080.70920139 TT LT hh RA Hrs Decl Deg Dist Km Dist Mi Phase Deg -- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- -3 14.7653297 -21.067048 402857.097 250323.795 265.1278 -2 14.7987835 -21.232041 402944.119 250377.868 265.5833 -1 14.8322970 -21.395476 403028.934 250430.569 266.0385 00 14.8658709 -21.557341 403111.534 250481.894 266.4937 01 14.8995054 -21.717624 403191.914 250531.840 266.9486 02 14.9332009 -21.876312 403270.065 250580.401 267.4033 03 14.9669580 -22.033395 403345.983 250627.574 267.8579 04 15.0007769 -22.188859 403419.661 250673.356 268.3123 05 15.0346578 -22.342694 403491.094 250717.742 268.7666 06 15.0686013 -22.494886 403560.276 250760.730 269.2207 07 15.1026076 -22.645425 403627.203 250802.316 269.6747 08 15.1366769 -22.794298 403691.870 250842.499 270.1285 09 15.1708096 -22.941494 403754.273 250881.274 270.5822 10 15.2050058 -23.087001 403814.408 250918.640 271.0357 11 15.2392658 -23.230805 403872.271 250954.595 271.4892 12 15.2735898 -23.372896 403927.859 250989.135 271.9425 13 15.3079779 -23.513263 403981.169 251022.261 272.3957 14 15.3424303 -23.651891 404032.198 251053.969 272.8488 15 15.3769471 -23.788771 404080.944 251084.258 273.3018 16 15.4115285 -23.923891 404127.405 251113.127 273.7547 17 15.4461744 -24.057237 404171.580 251140.577 274.2076 18 15.4808850 -24.188799 404213.466 251166.603 274.6603 19 15.5156604 -24.318564 404253.063 251191.208 275.1130 20 15.5505003 -24.446521 404290.369 251214.389 275.5656 21 15.5854050 -24.572659 404325.386 251236.147 276.0181 22 15.6203744 -24.696965 404358.111 251256.482 276.4706 23 15.6554082 -24.819428 404388.546 251275.393 276.9230 24 15.6905067 -24.940036 404416.691 251292.881 277.3754 25 15.7256695 -25.058777 404442.547 251308.948 277.8277 26 15.7608965 -25.175640 404466.115 251323.592 278.2800 27 15.7961877 -25.290613 404487.396 251336.815 278.7323 28 15.8315427 -25.403685 404506.392 251348.619 279.1845 -------- ------------------------------------------------- TIME LT BASIC EVENTS SCHEDULE FOR DATE AND LOCATION 01:10 Moonrise - Waning crescent moon 07:11 Sunrise 07:43:01 Last Quarter Moon = Phase 270° 10:27 Moonset 17:32 Sunset ====================================================================== HOURLY GEOCENTRIC LUNAR DISTANCE, RADIAL VELOCITY AND ORBITAL VELOCITY TABLE INCLUDING ANY APOGEE OR PERIGEE EVENT ON DATE. DATE = 2026 Feb 09 Mon TIME = UT-05:00 dT = +00:01:15 = NASA Delta T estimate For Radial Velocity: Neg/Pos = Approaching/Receding == ======================= =================== ==================== LT GEOCENTRIC DISTANCE RADIAL VELOCITY ORBITAL VELOCITY hh km mi km/h mi/h km/h mi/h -- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -2 402944.119 250377.868 +85.919 +53.387 3490.170 2168.691 -1 403028.934 250430.569 +83.708 +52.014 3489.324 2168.165 00 403111.534 250481.894 +81.491 +50.636 3488.516 2167.664 01 403191.914 250531.840 +79.266 +49.254 3487.736 2167.178 02 403270.065 250580.401 +77.036 +47.868 3486.981 2166.710 03 403345.983 250627.574 +74.798 +46.477 3486.236 2166.247 04 403419.661 250673.356 +72.556 +45.084 3485.550 2165.820 05 403491.094 250717.742 +70.309 +43.688 3484.858 2165.390 06 403560.276 250760.730 +68.055 +42.288 3484.200 2164.982 07 403627.203 250802.316 +65.798 +40.885 3483.581 2164.597 08 403691.870 250842.499 +63.535 +39.478 3482.978 2164.222 09 403754.273 250881.274 +61.269 +38.071 3482.388 2163.856 10 403814.408 250918.640 +59.000 +36.661 3481.852 2163.523 11 403872.271 250954.595 +56.726 +35.248 3481.332 2163.199 12 403927.859 250989.135 +54.449 +33.833 3480.828 2162.886 13 403981.169 251022.261 +52.170 +32.417 3480.356 2162.593 14 404032.198 251053.969 +49.888 +30.999 3479.925 2162.325 15 404080.944 251084.258 +47.604 +29.580 3479.491 2162.055 16 404127.405 251113.127 +45.318 +28.159 3479.111 2161.819 17 404171.580 251140.577 +43.030 +26.738 3478.744 2161.591 18 404213.466 251166.603 +40.741 +25.315 3478.396 2161.375 19 404253.063 251191.208 +38.452 +23.893 3478.093 2161.187 20 404290.369 251214.389 +36.162 +22.470 3477.798 2161.003 21 404325.386 251236.147 +33.871 +21.046 3477.540 2160.843 22 404358.111 251256.482 +31.580 +19.623 3477.305 2160.697 23 404388.546 251275.393 +29.290 +18.200 3477.101 2160.570 24 404416.691 251292.881 +27.000 +16.777 3476.916 2160.456 25 404442.547 251308.948 +24.712 +15.356 3476.769 2160.364 26 404466.115 251323.592 +22.424 +13.933 3476.632 2160.279 27 404487.396 251336.815 +20.138 +12.513 3476.532 2160.217 -------- -----------------------------------------------------------
DE405 Lunar Ephemeris Calculator - v2.94 - A PHP Astronomy Program by Jay Tanner
Revised:
2021 June 21 at 06:54:17 AM Monday