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How does one compute the right ascension and declination of the Moon at a given time (or for that matter, the altitude and azimuth)?

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  • Do you want to know the equations or just a calculator? – Py-ser Jun 13 '14 at 02:35
  • Equations (fill) – ruadath Jun 17 '14 at 19:02
  • I assume you don't want to use an online/email solution like http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?horizons is that correct? How much accuracy do you seek? You can replicate HORIZONS calculations if you really want to. I assume you're looking at the geocentric ra/dec/alt/az? The actual position of the moon varies up to 1 degree depending where on Earth you are. –  Oct 08 '14 at 20:31
  • Does this question not help? http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/1/how-do-i-calculate-the-inclination-of-an-object-with-an-amateur-telescope – called2voyage Jun 24 '15 at 17:58
  • The computation of the position of the Moon is rather complex (depending on the desired accuracy) and requires a few pages of equations. These can be found in e.g. this paper: http://esoads.eso.org/abs/1988A%26A...190..342C – AstroFloyd Jul 16 '16 at 12:57

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