ISS Lunar Transit - 2019-03-16
The International Space Station transited the moon over Towson, MD on March 16, 2019.
ISS angular size: 62.19″; distance: 444.29 km
Angular separation: 1.3′; azimuth: 218.8°; altitude: 66.7°
Center line distance: 0.20 km; visibility path width: 4.32 km
Transit duration: 0.62 s; transit chord length: 33.1′
R.A.: 08h 12m; Dec: +20° 08′; parallactic angle: -29.5°
ISS velocity: 53.3 ′/s (angular); 6.89 km/s (transverse)
ISS velocity: -2.68 km/s (radial); 7.39 km/s (total);
Direction of motion relative to zenith: 14.8°
Moon angular size: 33.2′; 32.1 times larger than the ISS
Moon phase: 78.5%; angular separation from Sun: 124.7°
Sun altitude: -38.7°; the ISS will be in shadow
Read MoreISS angular size: 62.19″; distance: 444.29 km
Angular separation: 1.3′; azimuth: 218.8°; altitude: 66.7°
Center line distance: 0.20 km; visibility path width: 4.32 km
Transit duration: 0.62 s; transit chord length: 33.1′
R.A.: 08h 12m; Dec: +20° 08′; parallactic angle: -29.5°
ISS velocity: 53.3 ′/s (angular); 6.89 km/s (transverse)
ISS velocity: -2.68 km/s (radial); 7.39 km/s (total);
Direction of motion relative to zenith: 14.8°
Moon angular size: 33.2′; 32.1 times larger than the ISS
Moon phase: 78.5%; angular separation from Sun: 124.7°
Sun altitude: -38.7°; the ISS will be in shadow
