LunarPhase is a software toolkit for Moon observers that provides a wealth of real-time information and graphics along with a range to tools to enable you to plan your lunar observing sessions.
Moon: current phase in realtime displayed graphically; times and dates of major lunar phases; illuminated fraction; current age; distance; realtime position in both RA/Dec and Alt/Az coordinates; parallax and visible diameter (in arcminutes); times, dates and distances of the next Apogee and Perigee; Position Angle; Phase Angle; Rise, Set and Transit times; lunar eclipse circumstances; names of full moons; dates of Blue moons.
Sun: Realtime position in RA/Dec and Alt/Az coordinates; Rise, Set and Transit times.
Twilight: Start and End times for Civil, Nautical and Astronomical Twilight.
Other Features: inbuilt calendar; Tabular function provides a list of lunar rise/set/transit times, illuminated fraction, solar rise/set/transit times and Start/End times for Civil, Nautical and Astronomical Twilight for selected month; Calendar and tabular printouts; Local Sidereal Time clock; Equinox and Solstice info; Day/Week/JulianDay Nos. (day/week no. in ISO date format); links to online lunar websites.
