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Adding moon phases
JPL Parameters :
| Ephemeris Type [change] : | OBSERVER |
|---|---|
| Target Body [change] : | Moon [Luna] [301] |
| Observer Location [change] : | Geocentric [500] |
| Time Span [change] : | Start=2020-04-20 00:00, Stop=2020-05-24 15:00, Intervals=500 |
| Table Settings [change] : | QUANTITIES=24 |
S-T-O: Sun-Target-Observer angle New moon at maximum S-T-O, full moon at minimum.
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Date__(UT)__HR:MN:SC.fff S-T-O
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$$SOE
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2020-Apr-22 15:09:21.600 173.1361
2020-Apr-22 16:49:04.800 173.7120
2020-Apr-22 18:28:48.000 174.2459
2020-Apr-22 20:08:31.200 174.7246
2020-Apr-22 21:48:14.400 175.1317
2020-Apr-22 23:27:57.600 175.4478
2020-Apr-23 01:07:40.800 175.6528
2020-Apr-23 02:47:24.000 175.7303
2020-Apr-23 04:27:07.200 175.6733
2020-Apr-23 06:06:50.400 175.4866
2020-Apr-23 07:46:33.600 175.1851
2020-Apr-23 09:26:16.800 174.7885
2020-Apr-23 11:06:00.000 174.3164
2020-Apr-23 12:45:43.200 173.7858
2020-Apr-23 14:25:26.400 173.2103
2020-Apr-23 16:05:09.600 172.6001
...
2020-May-07 09:09:43.200 3.6538
2020-May-07 10:49:26.400 3.4674
2020-May-07 12:29:09.600 3.5438
2020-May-07 14:08:52.800 3.8666
2020-May-07 15:48:36.000 4.3812
2020-May-07 17:28:19.200 5.0283
...
2020-May-22 06:29:31.200 174.0076
2020-May-22 08:09:14.400 174.7192
2020-May-22 09:48:57.600 175.4074
2020-May-22 11:28:40.800 176.0594
2020-May-22 13:08:24.000 176.6533
2020-May-22 14:48:07.200 177.1519
2020-May-22 16:27:50.400 177.4967
2020-May-22 18:07:33.600 177.6190
2020-May-22 19:47:16.800 177.4852
2020-May-22 21:27:00.000 177.1303
2020-May-22 23:06:43.200 176.6225
2020-May-23 00:46:26.400 176.0195
2020-May-23 02:26:09.600 175.3577
2020-May-23 04:05:52.800 174.6585
...
$$EOE
The time of new moon is vital for solilunar calendars, According to the above JPL HORIZONS data, the new moon in May 2020 is between 2020-May-22 16:27:50 and 2020-May-22 19:47:16 in UTC, that is another date in some other timezones like China and Japan. Therefore, the first date of the fourth month (四月初一) is on 22 May, but it is on 23 May in China and Japan.