Where's the moon...

Does anyone here know where I can find an algorithm for
calculating the time and azimuth of moonrise? I don't want a
program to do it. I want to write one, just for the hell of it.
If I can't find the math, I'd settle for a program, or
preferably some C or basic code. I want to make a plot of the
azimuth over a period of a few months. Thanks in advance.

In article , John
Griffin wrote:

Does anyone here know where I can find an algorithm for
calculating the time and azimuth of moonrise? I don't want a
program to do it. I want to write one, just for the hell of it.
If I can't find the math, I'd settle for a program, or
preferably some C or basic code. I want to make a plot of the
azimuth over a period of a few months. Thanks in advance.

Look at _Astronomical_Algorithms_ by Jean Meeus published by
Willmann-Bell, Inc. It's an absolute gold mine of, well read the title
again. Meeus has written several books that include algorithms and his
work is the first I look at whenever I get the bug to write a computer
program.

Bye,

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LS Quimby