diff --git a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgMoon.cpp b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgMoon.cpp
index 2f53abd78..e4597df52 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgMoon.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgMoon.cpp
@@ -49,13 +49,16 @@ SDMoon::~SDMoon( void )
 }
 
 // build the moon object
-osg::Node* SDMoon::build( std::string path, double moon_size )
+osg::Node* SDMoon::build( std::string path, double dist, double size )
 {
     std::string TmpPath = path;
-    osg::Node* orb = SDMakeSphere(moon_size, 15, 15);
+    osg::Node* orb = SDMakeSphere(size, 15, 15);
     osg::StateSet* stateSet = orb->getOrCreateStateSet();
     stateSet->setRenderBinDetails(-5, "RenderBin");
 
+    moon_size = size;
+    moon_dist = dist;
+
     path = TmpPath+"data/textures/moon.rgba";
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> image = osgDB::readImageFile(path);
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> texture = new osg::Texture2D(image.get());
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ bool SDMoon::repaint( double moon_angle )
     return true;
 }
 
-bool SDMoon::reposition( osg::Vec3d p, double moon_dist )
+bool SDMoon::reposition( osg::Vec3d p, double angle )
 {
     osg::Matrix T1, T2, RA, DEC;
 
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ bool SDMoon::reposition( osg::Vec3d p, double moon_dist )
     //T2.makeTranslate(osg::Vec3(0, moon_dist, 0));
     T1.makeTranslate(p[0], p[1]+moon_dist, p[2]);
 
-    moon_transform->setMatrix(T1*DEC*RA);
+    moon_transform->setMatrix(DEC*RA*T1);
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgMoon.h b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgMoon.h
index 288933d5c..b5cb354e5 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgMoon.h
+++ b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgMoon.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
     ~SDMoon( void );
 
     // build the moon object
-    osg::Node *build( std::string path, double moon_size );
+    osg::Node *build( std::string path, double dist, double size );
 
     bool repaint( double moon_angle );
     bool reposition( osg::Vec3d p, double angle  );
diff --git a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgRender.cpp b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgRender.cpp
index 28571a47f..68e983d74 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgRender.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgRender.cpp
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ osg::Node* SDRender::Init(osg::Group *m_sceneroot, tTrack *track)
         SDMoonDeclination = (rand() % 270);
 
     //SDMoonDeclination = grUpdateMoonPos(timeOfDay);
-    SDMoonDeclination = 22.0; /*(rand() % 270);*/
+    //SDMoonDeclination = 22.0; /*(rand() % 270);*/
 
-    const float moonAscension = grTrack->local.sunascension - 180.0;
+    const float moonAscension = grTrack->local.sunascension;
 
     thesky->setMD( DEG2RAD(SDMoonDeclination) );
     thesky->setMRA( DEG2RAD(moonAscension) );
diff --git a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSky.cpp b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSky.cpp
index eb8b5038b..68c55a00e 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSky.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSky.cpp
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ void SDSky::build( std::string tex_path, double h_radius, double v_radius, doubl
     //_ephTransform->addChild( stars->build(eph.getNumStars(), eph.getStars(), h_radius));
 
     moon = new SDMoon;
-    pre_transform->addChild( moon->build( tex_path, moon_size));
+    pre_transform->addChild( moon->build( tex_path, moon_dist, moon_size));
     //_ephTransform->addChild( moon->build(tex_path, moon_size) );
 
     sun = new SDSun;
-    pre_transform->addChild( sun->build( tex_path, moon_size));
+    pre_transform->addChild( sun->build( tex_path, sun_dist, sun_size));
     //_ephTransform->addChild( oursun->build(tex_path, sun_size, property_tree_node ) );
 
     pre_selector->addChild( pre_transform.get());
diff --git a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSun.cpp b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSun.cpp
index 765fedd21..17251f2fb 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSun.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSun.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ SDSun::~SDSun( void )
 {
 }
 
-osg::Node* SDSun::build( std::string path, double sun_size )
+osg::Node* SDSun::build( std::string path, double dist, double sun_size )
 {
     std::string TmpPath = path;
     sun_transform = new osg::MatrixTransform;
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ osg::Node* SDSun::build( std::string path, double sun_size )
     stateSet->setMode(GL_CULL_FACE, osg::StateAttribute::OFF);
     stateSet->setMode(GL_DEPTH_TEST, osg::StateAttribute::OFF);
 
+    sun_dist = dist;
+
     osg::Node* sun = SDMakeSphere(sun_size, 15, 15);
     stateSet = sun->getOrCreateStateSet();
 
@@ -374,7 +376,7 @@ bool SDSun::reposition( osg::Vec3d p, double sun_angle)
     //T2.makeTranslate(osg::Vec3(0, sun_dist, 0));
     T1.makeTranslate(p[0], p[1]+ sun_dist, p[2]);
 
-    sun_transform->setMatrix(T1*DEC*RA);
+    sun_transform->setMatrix(DEC*RA*T1);
 
     // Suncolor related things:
     if ( prev_sun_angle != sun_angle )
diff --git a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSun.h b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSun.h
index 2626c5945..ae02428c3 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSun.h
+++ b/src/modules/graphic/osggraph/OsgSun.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
     // Destructor
     ~SDSun( void );
 
-    osg::Node* build( std::string path, double sun_size );
+    osg::Node* build( std::string path, double dist, double sun_size );
 
     bool repaint( double sun_angle, double new_visibility );
     bool reposition( osg::Vec3d p, double angle);