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    Re: Lunarian Puzzle
    From: Lars Bergman
    Date: 2024 Apr 3, 04:37 -0700

    Jim,
    One LD have to be very close to 18h UT, probably less than one minute of time before 18h. Assuming the longitude is somewhere in the interval 55°W to 60°W, the sun's altitude at that time would be above 40°, several degrees larger than the value shown in Stellarium. Thus it cannot be that time.

    The other UT corresponding to the cleared LD is sometime between 18h and 19h UT. As it is close to a minimum linear interpolation between the given LDs wouldn't work. I have used linear interpolation of the moon's and the sun's GHAs and declinations and then calculated the LD. My result is 18h35m4s UT. At this time the sun's altitude fits better. Calculating local apparent time from the sun's altitude I get a longitude around 57.7°W.
    Lars

       
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