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

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2016-07-16T12:57:54.967Z
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
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2014-06-13T02:35:35.863Z
Do you want to know the equations or just a calculator?
Py-ser
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2014-06-17T19:02:12.467Z
Equations (fill)
ruadath
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Does this question not help? http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/1/how-do-i-calculate-the-inclination-of-an-object-with-an-amateur-telescope
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Coordinates of the Moon
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# Coordinates of the Moon

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-10)

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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> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Do you want to know the equations or just a calculator?  
> **username_0**: Equations (fill)  
> **username_3**: Does this question not help? http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/1/how-do-i-calculate-the-inclination-of-an-object-with-an-amateur-telescope  
> **username_1**: 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  

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