Moon Position

Position of the Moon referred to the mean equator and equinox of J2000

Five different approaches are used in the test_MoonPosition.m for the computation of lunar coordinates; NASA JPL Development Ephemerides (DE440), very accurate ELP2000-82, high-precision analytical series (Brown's theory), low-precision analytical series, and Simpson analytical method.

References:

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3. Vallado D. A; Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications; McGraw-Hill; New York; 3rd edition (2007).

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5. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/eph_export.html

6. https://celestrak.org/SpaceData/EOP-All.txt