3 hours Universal Time corresponds to 9 PM Central Standard Time, or 10 PM Central Daylight Time.

The program that generated these coordinates uses algorithms taken from an article by Van Flandern and Pulkkinnen (Ap. J. Suppl., vol. 41, Nov. 1979, pp. 391-411). The routines use coefficients of Chebyshev polynomials and will give positions good to a few arc minutes.


                    OBJECT =  Moon      ( 3.0H UT)
             DATE              RA              DEC

           JAN  1, 2016       11:53:48         1: 0:54
           JAN  2, 2016       12:38:52        -2:43:15
           JAN  3, 2016       13:23:54        -6:19:39
           JAN  4, 2016       14:10: 0        -9:43:15
           JAN  5, 2016       14:57:34       -12:45:28
           JAN  6, 2016       15:46:51       -15:17: 8
           JAN  7, 2016       16:38:31       -17:10:10
           JAN  8, 2016       17:32:17       -18:14:19
           JAN  9, 2016       18:27:31       -18:21:38
           JAN 10, 2016       19:24: 1       -17:27:27
           JAN 11, 2016       20:20:47       -15:31:44
           JAN 12, 2016       21:16:54       -12:40:56
           JAN 13, 2016       22:12:29        -9: 3:49
           JAN 14, 2016       23: 7:14        -4:54:38
           JAN 15, 2016        0: 1:24        -0:28:39
           JAN 16, 2016        0:55:12         3:57:19
           JAN 17, 2016        1:49:35         8:10:16
           JAN 18, 2016        2:44:45        11:54:28
           JAN 19, 2016        3:40:38        14:55:57
           JAN 20, 2016        4:37:39        17: 5:16
           JAN 21, 2016        5:35: 4        18:13:49
           JAN 22, 2016        6:31:57        18:18:41
           JAN 23, 2016        7:27:58        17:22: 2
           JAN 24, 2016        8:22:13        15:30:32
           JAN 25, 2016        9:14: 6        12:54:59
           JAN 26, 2016       10: 4: 2         9:45:26
           JAN 27, 2016       10:52: 1         6:13:51
           JAN 28, 2016       11:38:18         2:31:37
           JAN 29, 2016       12:23:51        -1:14:12
           JAN 30, 2016       13: 9: 5        -4:54:48
           JAN 31, 2016       13:54:27        -8:22:11

           FEB  1, 2016       14:40:59       -11:31:16
           FEB  2, 2016       15:29: 4       -14:13:48
           FEB  3, 2016       16:18:52       -16:21:16
           FEB  4, 2016       17:11: 3       -17:46: 4
           FEB  5, 2016       18: 5:20       -18:18:54
           FEB  6, 2016       19: 1: 3       -17:52:55
           FEB  7, 2016       19:58: 4       -16:24:15
           FEB  8, 2016       20:55:28       -13:54:24
           FEB  9, 2016       21:52:24       -10:31:48
           FEB 10, 2016       22:49: 3        -6:27:24
           FEB 11, 2016       23:45: 8        -1:58:25
           FEB 12, 2016        0:40:35         2:35:49
           FEB 13, 2016        1:36:14         6:59:45
           FEB 14, 2016        2:32: 7        10:55:46
           FEB 15, 2016        3:28:10        14: 9:17
           FEB 16, 2016        4:24:50        16:31:27
           FEB 17, 2016        5:21:34        17:54:33
           FEB 18, 2016        6:17:38        18:16: 6
           FEB 19, 2016        7:12:54        17:37:53
           FEB 20, 2016        8: 6:40        16: 4:59
           FEB 21, 2016        8:58:24        13:46: 9
           FEB 22, 2016        9:48:28        10:49:51
           FEB 23, 2016       10:36:48         7:27: 2
           FEB 24, 2016       11:23:31         3:48:57
           FEB 25, 2016       12: 9:28         0: 3:24
           FEB 26, 2016       12:54:56        -3:39:48
           FEB 27, 2016       13:40:13        -7:11:42
           FEB 28, 2016       14:26:16       -10:26:47
           FEB 29, 2016       15:13:22       -13:17: 1         Happy Leap Day

           MAR  1, 2016       16: 1:45       -15:34:51
           MAR  2, 2016       16:52: 8       -17:14:10
           MAR  3, 2016       17:44:25       -18: 6:51
           MAR  4, 2016       18:38:15       -18: 5:58
           MAR  5, 2016       19:33:47       -17: 6:13
           MAR  6, 2016       20:30:18       -15: 5:30
           MAR  7, 2016       21:27: 6       -12: 7:33
           MAR  8, 2016       22:24:19        -8:19:20
           MAR  9, 2016       23:21:33        -3:55:29
           MAR 10, 2016        0:18:35         0:44:36
           MAR 11, 2016        1:16: 2         5:23:12
           MAR 12, 2016        2:13:49         9:39: 2
           MAR 13, 2016        3:11:40        13:13:38
           MAR 14, 2016        4: 9:55        15:55:38
           MAR 15, 2016        5: 7:53        17:35:59
           MAR 16, 2016        6: 4:46        18:12:18
           MAR 17, 2016        7: 0:30        17:47:26
           MAR 18, 2016        7:54:23        16:27:10
           MAR 19, 2016        8:46: 2        14:20:24
           MAR 20, 2016        9:35:56        11:35:13
           MAR 21, 2016       10:24: 6         8:21:29
           MAR 22, 2016       11:10:44         4:49:29
           MAR 23, 2016       11:56:39         1: 6:29
           MAR 24, 2016       12:42: 8        -2:37:45
           MAR 25, 2016       13:27:25        -6:13:40
           MAR 26, 2016       14:13:21        -9:35: 0
           MAR 27, 2016       15: 0: 8       -12:33: 2
           MAR 28, 2016       15:47:52       -14:59:54
           MAR 29, 2016       16:37:13       -16:50: 4
           MAR 30, 2016       17:28: 4       -17:56:23
           MAR 31, 2016       18:20: 9       -18:13: 5

           APR  1, 2016       19:13:43       -17:35:36
           APR  2, 2016       20: 8:17       -16: 1: 1
           APR  3, 2016       21: 3:21       -13:30:26
           APR  4, 2016       21:59:10       -10: 7: 1
           APR  5, 2016       22:55:30        -6: 0:39
           APR  6, 2016       23:52:10        -1:26:55
           APR  7, 2016        0:49:51         3:18: 7
           APR  8, 2016        1:48:29         7:52:10
           APR  9, 2016        2:47:46        11:53: 2
           APR 10, 2016        3:47:57        15: 4:31
           APR 11, 2016        4:48:12        17:12:41
           APR 12, 2016        5:47:25        18:11:51
           APR 13, 2016        6:45:17        18: 4: 5
           APR 14, 2016        7:40:54        16:55:56
           APR 15, 2016        8:33:46        14:57:54
           APR 16, 2016        9:24:23        12:19:34
           APR 17, 2016       10:12:52         9:11:30
           APR 18, 2016       10:59:30         5:43:53
           APR 19, 2016       11:45:17         2: 3:23
           APR 20, 2016       12:30:33        -1:40:59
           APR 21, 2016       13:15:39        -5:20: 6
           APR 22, 2016       14: 1:26        -8:47:40
           APR 23, 2016       14:48: 5       -11:54:23
           APR 24, 2016       15:35:40       -14:31:33
           APR 25, 2016       16:24:46       -16:33: 0
           APR 26, 2016       17:15:11       -17:51:20
           APR 27, 2016       18: 6:34       -18:21: 8
           APR 28, 2016       18:59: 7       -17:58:50
           APR 29, 2016       19:52:20       -16:42:16
           APR 30, 2016       20:45:44       -14:32:32

           MAY  1, 2016       21:39:40       -11:31:42
           MAY  2, 2016       22:34: 0        -7:46:44
           MAY  3, 2016       23:28:42        -3:29: 8
           MAY  4, 2016        0:24:37         1: 9: 5
           MAY  5, 2016        1:21:52         5:48:48
           MAY  6, 2016        2:20:27        10: 8:20
           MAY  7, 2016        3:20:47        13:49: 4
           MAY  8, 2016        4:22: 9        16:31:48
           MAY  9, 2016        5:23:22        18: 4:35
           MAY 10, 2016        6:23:49        18:24:51
           MAY 11, 2016        7:22:12        17:36:44
           MAY 12, 2016        8:17:35        15:51: 5
           MAY 13, 2016        9:10:15        13:19:30
           MAY 14, 2016       10: 0:11        10:14:42
           MAY 15, 2016       10:47:41         6:48:29
           MAY 16, 2016       11:33:51         3: 8:13
           MAY 17, 2016       12:19: 9        -0:37:16
           MAY 18, 2016       13: 4: 2        -4:19:28
           MAY 19, 2016       13:49:31        -7:52:47
           MAY 20, 2016       14:35:53       -11: 8:16
           MAY 21, 2016       15:23:17       -13:56:54
           MAY 22, 2016       16:12:20       -16:11:49
           MAY 23, 2016       17: 2:49       -17:44:30
           MAY 24, 2016       17:54:19       -18:28:28
           MAY 25, 2016       18:46:56       -18:19:53
           MAY 26, 2016       19:40: 2       -17:16:47
           MAY 27, 2016       20:33: 0       -15:20:57
           MAY 28, 2016       21:26: 6       -12:35: 9
           MAY 29, 2016       22:19: 7        -9: 6: 9
           MAY 30, 2016       23:12: 3        -5: 4: 0
           MAY 31, 2016        0: 5:49        -0:38: 4

           JUN  1, 2016        1: 0:42         3:56:14
           JUN  2, 2016        1:56:56         8:20:40
           JUN  3, 2016        2:55:18        12:18:29
           JUN  4, 2016        3:55:28        15:29:26
           JUN  5, 2016        4:56:35        17:37: 5
           JUN  6, 2016        5:58: 6        18:33: 2
           JUN  7, 2016        6:58:29        18:15:30
           JUN  8, 2016        7:56:22        16:51:56
           JUN  9, 2016        8:51:37        14:33:47
           JUN 10, 2016        9:43:50        11:35:17
           JUN 11, 2016       10:33: 7         8:10:37
           JUN 12, 2016       11:20:29         4:29:13
           JUN 13, 2016       12: 6:26         0:41: 8
           JUN 14, 2016       12:51:30        -3: 4:49
           JUN 15, 2016       13:36:48        -6:43:32
           JUN 16, 2016       14:22:46       -10: 6:47
           JUN 17, 2016       15: 9:43       -13: 6:12
           JUN 18, 2016       15:58:22       -15:35: 8
           JUN 19, 2016       16:48:41       -17:24:20
           JUN 20, 2016       17:40:19       -18:25:58
           JUN 21, 2016       18:33:22       -18:34:41
           JUN 22, 2016       19:27: 5       -17:47: 5
           JUN 23, 2016       20:20:43       -16: 4:15
           JUN 24, 2016       21:14:19       -13:29:23
           JUN 25, 2016       22: 7:29       -10:10: 1
           JUN 26, 2016       23: 0: 4        -6:16:50
           JUN 27, 2016       23:52:53        -1:59:17
           JUN 28, 2016        0:46:13         2:28:35
           JUN 29, 2016        1:40:24         6:50:55
           JUN 30, 2016        2:36:24        10:53:55

           JUL  1, 2016        3:34:12        14:19:33
           JUL  2, 2016        4:33:25        16:51:23
           JUL  3, 2016        5:33:52        18:18:27
           JUL  4, 2016        6:34:16        18:33:51
           JUL  5, 2016        7:33:10        17:39:38
           JUL  6, 2016        8:30: 6        15:43:47
           JUL  7, 2016        9:24:18        12:59:19
           JUL  8, 2016       10:15:30         9:41:17
           JUL  9, 2016       11: 4:29         6: 1: 9
           JUL 10, 2016       11:51:35         2:11: 2
           JUL 11, 2016       12:37:19        -1:38:51
           JUL 12, 2016       13:22:48        -5:22:45
           JUL 13, 2016       14: 8:31        -8:52:40
           JUL 14, 2016       14:54:54       -12: 0:53
           JUL 15, 2016       15:42:49       -14:41:44
           JUL 16, 2016       16:32:25       -16:46:28
           JUL 17, 2016       17:23:33       -18: 6:50
           JUL 18, 2016       18:16:29       -18:36:19
           JUL 19, 2016       19:10:35       -18: 9:16
           JUL 20, 2016       20: 5: 1       -16:44:26
           JUL 21, 2016       20:59:42       -14:23:28
           JUL 22, 2016       21:54: 1       -11:13:18
           JUL 23, 2016       22:47:36        -7:25:14
           JUL 24, 2016       23:41: 3        -3: 9:57
           JUL 25, 2016        0:34:30         1:17:23
           JUL 26, 2016        1:28:11         5:40:37
           JUL 27, 2016        2:23: 5         9:46:48
           JUL 28, 2016        3:19:18        13:19:37
           JUL 29, 2016        4:16:39        16: 4:22
           JUL 30, 2016        5:15:20        17:50:52
           JUL 31, 2016        6:14:25        18:30:56

           AUG  1, 2016        7:12:40        18: 3:16
           AUG  2, 2016        8: 9:43        16:32:16
           AUG  3, 2016        9: 4:38        14: 7:35
           AUG  4, 2016        9:56:54        11: 2:40
           AUG  5, 2016       10:47: 4         7:29:14
           AUG  6, 2016       11:35:17         3:40:28
           AUG  7, 2016       12:21:51        -0:11:44
           AUG  8, 2016       13: 7:48        -4: 0:14
           AUG  9, 2016       13:53:34        -7:36:10
           AUG 10, 2016       14:39:34       -10:51:45
           AUG 11, 2016       15:26:44       -13:41:57
           AUG 12, 2016       16:15:19       -15:59: 0
           AUG 13, 2016       17: 5:20       -17:35:22
           AUG 14, 2016       17:57:17       -18:24:50
           AUG 15, 2016       18:50:44       -18:20:36
           AUG 16, 2016       19:45: 4       -17:19: 0
           AUG 17, 2016       20:40:13       -15:18:54
           AUG 18, 2016       21:35:29       -12:24:22
           AUG 19, 2016       22:30:21        -8:45: 0
           AUG 20, 2016       23:25:12        -4:31:27
           AUG 21, 2016        0:19:57        -0: 0: 5
           AUG 22, 2016        1:14:41         4:30:56
           AUG 23, 2016        2:10:13         8:46:51
           AUG 24, 2016        3: 6:35        12:30:18
           AUG 25, 2016        4: 3:38        15:26:33
           AUG 26, 2016        5: 1:36        17:26:19
           AUG 27, 2016        5:59:46        18:22: 5
           AUG 28, 2016        6:57: 9        18:12:24
           AUG 29, 2016        7:53:32        17: 0:34
           AUG 30, 2016        8:48: 7        14:54: 6
           AUG 31, 2016        9:40:23        12: 4:16

           SEP  1, 2016       10:30:49         8:41:24
           SEP  2, 2016       11:19:27         4:58: 5
           SEP  3, 2016       12: 6:29         1: 6:37
           SEP  4, 2016       12:52:50        -2:44:54
           SEP  5, 2016       13:38:47        -6:26:26
           SEP  6, 2016       14:24:41        -9:49:14
           SEP  7, 2016       15:11:24       -12:47:59
           SEP  8, 2016       15:59: 8       -15:15:11
           SEP  9, 2016       16:48: 0       -17: 4: 6
           SEP 10, 2016       17:38:35       -18: 9:36
           SEP 11, 2016       18:30:37       -18:25:24
           SEP 12, 2016       19:23:42       -17:47: 9
           SEP 13, 2016       20:17:59       -16:11:58
           SEP 14, 2016       21:12:53       -13:40:36
           SEP 15, 2016       22: 7:55       -10:19: 0
           SEP 16, 2016       23: 3:25        -6:15: 2
           SEP 17, 2016       23:59:13        -1:43:33
           SEP 18, 2016        0:55:15         2:56:37
           SEP 19, 2016        1:52:14         7:28:31
           SEP 20, 2016        2:50: 4        11:31:32
           SEP 21, 2016        3:48:26        14:47:47
           SEP 22, 2016        4:47:31        17: 6: 3
           SEP 23, 2016        5:46:28        18:18: 3
           SEP 24, 2016        6:44:17        18:22:38
           SEP 25, 2016        7:40:48        17:23:59
           SEP 26, 2016        8:35:17        15:29:59
           SEP 27, 2016        9:27:20        12:51:36
           SEP 28, 2016       10:17:33         9:38:23
           SEP 29, 2016       11: 6: 0         6: 1:52
           SEP 30, 2016       11:52:56         2:13:29

           OCT  1, 2016       12:39:14        -1:38:52
           OCT  2, 2016       13:25:11        -5:24:52
           OCT  3, 2016       14:11: 1        -8:54:56
           OCT  4, 2016       14:57:33       -12: 2:54
           OCT  5, 2016       15:44:55       -14:40:33
           OCT  6, 2016       16:33: 6       -16:40:59
           OCT  7, 2016       17:22:41       -17:59:37
           OCT  8, 2016       18:13:27       -18:31: 3
           OCT  9, 2016       19: 5: 1       -18:11:39
           OCT 10, 2016       19:57:41       -16:58:46
           OCT 11, 2016       20:51: 1       -14:51:50
           OCT 12, 2016       21:44:41       -11:54: 2
           OCT 13, 2016       22:39: 8        -8: 9:40
           OCT 14, 2016       23:34:18        -3:49:32
           OCT 15, 2016        0:30:10         0:50:28
           OCT 16, 2016        1:27:32         5:34:15
           OCT 17, 2016        2:26:19         9:59:33
           OCT 18, 2016        3:26:11        13:44:22
           OCT 19, 2016        4:27:14        16:32:45
           OCT 20, 2016        5:28:24        18:11:46
           OCT 21, 2016        6:28:25        18:37:40
           OCT 22, 2016        7:26:50        17:54:25
           OCT 23, 2016        8:22:45        16:11: 4
           OCT 24, 2016        9:15:43        13:40:17
           OCT 25, 2016       10: 6:21        10:32:56
           OCT 26, 2016       10:54:51         7: 0:53
           OCT 27, 2016       11:41:36         3:15:14
           OCT 28, 2016       12:27:36        -0:36:52
           OCT 29, 2016       13:13:15        -4:25:45
           OCT 30, 2016       13:58:49        -8: 2: 2
           OCT 31, 2016       14:45: 8       -11:19:16

           NOV  1, 2016       15:32:19       -14: 8:24
           NOV  2, 2016       16:20:19       -16:21:33
           NOV  3, 2016       17: 9:35       -17:53:33
           NOV  4, 2016       17:59:50       -18:38:48
           NOV  5, 2016       18:50:38       -18:34: 8
           NOV  6, 2016       19:42:11       -17:37:54
           NOV  7, 2016       20:34: 5       -15:50: 6
           NOV  8, 2016       21:26: 0       -13:13:31
           NOV  9, 2016       22:18:30        -9:51: 0
           NOV 10, 2016       23:11:36        -5:50: 9
           NOV 11, 2016        0: 5:28        -1:22:44
           NOV 12, 2016        1: 1: 4         3:19: 8
           NOV 13, 2016        1:58:35         7:55:54
           NOV 14, 2016        2:57:58        12: 5:18
           NOV 15, 2016        3:59:33        15:28: 1
           NOV 16, 2016        5: 2:21        17:44:56
           NOV 17, 2016        6: 4:54        18:45:27
           NOV 18, 2016        7: 6:21        18:29:15
           NOV 19, 2016        8: 5:16        17: 3:45
           NOV 20, 2016        9: 0:49        14:42:51
           NOV 21, 2016        9:53:24        11:40: 4
           NOV 22, 2016       10:43:11         8: 9:35
           NOV 23, 2016       11:30:35         4:23:59
           NOV 24, 2016       12:16:46         0:30:48
           NOV 25, 2016       13: 2:14        -3:20:43
           NOV 26, 2016       13:47:28        -7: 1:56
           NOV 27, 2016       14:33:25       -10:27: 4
           NOV 28, 2016       15:20:16       -13:27:13
           NOV 29, 2016       16: 8: 5       -15:53:51
           NOV 30, 2016       16:57:19       -17:40:53

           DEC  1, 2016       17:47:38       -18:41:25
           DEC  2, 2016       18:38:31       -18:51:23
           DEC  3, 2016       19:30: 2       -18: 9: 7
           DEC  4, 2016       20:21:38       -16:35: 7
           DEC  5, 2016       21:12:52       -14:12:59
           DEC  6, 2016       22: 4: 9       -11: 6:16
           DEC  7, 2016       22:55:31        -7:22: 5
           DEC  8, 2016       23:47: 9        -3:10:15
           DEC  9, 2016        0:40: 6         1:20:15
           DEC 10, 2016        1:34:46         5:54: 6
           DEC 11, 2016        2:31:27        10:12:41
           DEC 12, 2016        3:30:54        13:58:20
           DEC 13, 2016        4:32:40        16:49:48
           DEC 14, 2016        5:35:34        18:30:32
           DEC 15, 2016        6:38:46        18:53: 1
           DEC 16, 2016        7:40:28        17:58:18
           DEC 17, 2016        8:39:11        15:57:27
           DEC 18, 2016        9:34:51        13: 4:50
           DEC 19, 2016       10:27:12         9:37:11
           DEC 20, 2016       11:16:32         5:50: 3
           DEC 21, 2016       12: 3:57         1:53:16
           DEC 22, 2016       12:50: 3        -2: 2:50
           DEC 23, 2016       13:35:24        -5:49:31
           DEC 24, 2016       14:21: 7        -9:21:43
           DEC 25, 2016       15: 7:33       -12:31:20
           DEC 26, 2016       15:54:55       -15:10:20
           DEC 27, 2016       16:43:50       -17:12:36
           DEC 28, 2016       17:34: 5       -18:30:14
           DEC 29, 2016       18:25:13       -18:57:32
           DEC 30, 2016       19:17:15       -18:31:23
           DEC 31, 2016       20: 9:29       -17:11:14

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