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Subject: moon's altitude
Category: Science > Astronomy
Asked by: mamphisnate1-ga
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Posted: 24 Jun 2003 21:13 PDT
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Question ID: 221384
I am needing to know the moon's altitude. I am located in Austin, Tx.
&  have been facing due south at 7:30 a.m. everyday but my assesment
is different from others doing the same project. I'm in need of the
moon's altitude for the following dates....6/18/03 thru 6-25/03
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Subject: Re: moon's altitude
Answered By: knowledge_seeker-ga on 24 Jun 2003 22:05 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi mamphisnate1-ga, 

Just so we all know what we're talking about …

" Altitude is the angle up from the horizon. Zero degrees altitude
means exactly on your local horizon, and 90 degrees is "straight up".
Hence, "directly underfoot" is -90 degrees altitude. Azimuth is the
angle along the horizon, with zero degrees corresponding to North, and
increasing in a clockwise fashion. Thus, 90 degrees is East, 180
degrees is South, and 270 degrees is West. Using these two angles, one
can describe the apparent position of an object (such as the Sun at a
given time)"

US NAVY Sun or Moon Altitude/Azimuth Table for One Day
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.html

To find the MOON's altitude and azimuth for Austin Texas for the dates
and times you want, do this …


Go here:   http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.html

Use FORM A 

Select MOON

Type in the DATE

Select TEXAS

Type in AUSTIN

Click COMPUTE TABLE 


EXAMPLE --  You should get the following for June 18, 2003 ---


AUSTIN, TEXAS
W 97 44, N30 17


Altitude and Azimuth of the Moon
Jun 18, 2003
Central Standard Time

            Altitude    Azimuth    Fraction
                      (E of N)  Illuminated
                                  
 h  m         o           o
00:00       10.4       122.2       0.82
00:10       12.1       123.6       0.82
00:20       13.9       125.1       0.82
00:30       15.6       126.6       0.82
00:40       17.2       128.2       0.82
00:50       18.9       129.9       0.82
01:00       20.5       131.6       0.82
01:10       22.0       133.4       0.82
01:20       23.6       135.2       0.82
01:30       25.0       137.1       0.81
01:40       26.5       139.1       0.81
01:50       27.8       141.1       0.81
02:00       29.1       143.2       0.81
02:10       30.4       145.4       0.81
02:20       31.6       147.7       0.81
02:30       32.7       150.1       0.81
02:40       33.7       152.5       0.81
02:50       34.7       155.0       0.81
03:00       35.5       157.6       0.81
03:10       36.3       160.2       0.81
03:20       37.0       163.0       0.81
03:30       37.6       165.7       0.81
03:40       38.1       168.6       0.81
03:50       38.5       171.4       0.81
04:00       38.8       174.3       0.81
04:10       39.0       177.3       0.81
04:20       39.0       180.2       0.80
04:30       39.0       183.2       0.80
04:40       38.9       186.1       0.80
04:50       38.6       189.0       0.80
05:00       38.3       191.9       0.80
05:10       37.8       194.8       0.80
05:20       37.2       197.6       0.80
05:30       36.6       200.3       0.80
05:40       35.8       203.0       0.80
05:50       35.0       205.6       0.80
06:00       34.1       208.2       0.80
06:10       33.1       210.7       0.80
06:20       32.0       213.1       0.80
06:30       30.8       215.4       0.80
06:40       29.6       217.6       0.80
06:50       28.3       219.8       0.80
07:00       27.0       221.9       0.79
07:10       25.6       223.9       0.79
07:20       24.1       225.9       0.79
07:30       22.6       227.7       0.79
07:40       21.0       229.5       0.79
07:50       19.5       231.3       0.79
08:00       17.8       233.0       0.79
08:10       16.2       234.6       0.79
08:20       14.5       236.2       0.79
08:30       12.7       237.7       0.79
08:40       11.0       239.2       0.79
08:50        9.2       240.7       0.79
09:00        7.4       242.1       0.79
09:10        5.6       243.4       0.79
09:20        3.8       244.8       0.79
09:30        2.0       246.1       0.79
09:40        0.3       247.3       0.79
09:50       -2.1       248.6       0.78
10:00       -4.0       249.8       0.78
10:10       -6.0       251.0       0.78
10:20       -8.0       252.2       0.78
10:30       -9.9       253.3       0.78
10:40      -11.9       254.5       0.78

22:50      -10.6       103.6       0.74
23:00       -8.5       104.8       0.74
23:10       -6.5       105.9       0.73
23:20       -4.5       107.0       0.73
23:30       -2.5       108.2       0.73
23:40        0.1       109.4       0.73
23:50        1.8       110.6       0.73



That should do it!

Thanks for your question—

-K~

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mamphisnate1-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
That is exactly what I was looking for!!! Thanks!!

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