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Fix: Correct Moon's mean anomaly coefficients#32

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@mondsichtung mondsichtung commented May 28, 2026

Per Meeus Astronomical Algorithms formula (47.4), the cubic term divisor is 69699 (not 69699.9) and the quartic term is subtracted, not added.

Excerpt from the book:
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Another reference:
https://github.com/gmiller123456/astrogreg/blob/ff3415d46d2b2ffccb1a65c9b5883e84325a51fa/meeus-illuminated_fraction_of_the_moon.html#L47

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