I failed to mention that I had computed using topocentric coordinates for Salt Lake City (40N45, 111W53). Turning on geocentric gives equinox time as 2000 March 20 7:25:10 UTC, and lunar declination at that time as 3:27:12.8. If you give me the coordinates I will compute topocentric lunar azimuth for your topos.
Jim 40N45, 111W53 ---------- ---------------------- -------------------- | Jim Cobb | 540 Arapeen Dr. #100 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | PTC | Salt Lake City, UT | (801)-588-4632 | | | 84108-1202 | Fax (801)-588-4650 | ---------- ---------------------- -------------------- If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my axe. -- Abraham Lincoln > I used xephem 3.2.3 to solve for when solar declination = 0.0 and got > 2000 March 20 7:30:59 UTC. Xephem calculates that the declination of > the moon at that time to be 2:50:47.5 (degrees:minutes:seconds). > > If you would give me your latitude and longitude I can compute the > azimuth of the moon at its rise and set for your location on that > date. > > Jim
