get_moon¶

astropy.coordinates.get_moon(time, location=None)[source] [edit on github]¶

Get a SkyCoord for the Earth’s Moon as observed from a location on Earth.

Parameters:

time : Time

Time of observation

location : EarthLocation

Location of observer on the Earth. If none is supplied, set to a Geocentric observer.

Returns:

skycoord : SkyCoord

Coordinate for the Moon