Moonset Over the Chiricahua Mountains Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1701 to 1800
Greenwich Mean Time
Introduction
The Moon's orbit is inclined ˜5.1° to Earth's orbit around the Sun. As a result, the Moon’s declination changes rapidly over the course of the draconic month. The extremes in the Moon's southern (or negative) declination ranges from about -18.2° to -28.7°. Similarly, the extremes in the Moon's northern (or positive) declination ranges from about +18.2° to +28.7°.
As its declination changes, so does the azimuth of the lunar rise and set positions along the horizon. When the Moon reaches its minimum or maximum declination, the changing rise an set azimuths halt and reverse direction. This event occurs twice each draconic month and is called lunar standstill.
The gravitational pull of the Sun also forces the moon's orbit to slowly rotate westward on its axis ˜19° per year. In a period of ˜18.6 years, the nodes of the lunar orbit make one complete revolution. The effect on the Moon's declination extremes and lunar standstill points are to change them gradually from month to month.
The monthly declination extremes (and lunar standstills) are further modulated over the 18.6 year precession of the Moon's orbital nodes.
Lunar Standstills Table Description
The table below gives the date and time (Greenwich Mean Time) as well as the Moon's Right Ascention (RA) and Declination (Dec.) for the greatest lunar standstills each year during for the century 1701 to 1800 . For a table of monthly lunar standstills over this century, see Monthly Lunar Standstills: 1701 to 1800 .
The azimuth of the Moon at moonrise depends on the Moon's declination (δ) and the observer's geographic latitude (φ). It can be calculated as follows:
A = ArcCos (sin δ / cos φ) where A = azimuth δ = declination of the Moon φ = observer's latitude (north +, south -)
The azimuth of the Moon at moonset can be calculate by simply subtracting the moonrise azimuth from 360°.
Additional information on lunar standstill is available in Wikipedia
The values of ΔT used to convert Dynamical Time to Greenwich Mean Time in this 100-year table range from 8 to 13 seconds. The uncertainty in the value of ΔT grows large for dates in the distant past or future.
For Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills from 1501 through 2500, see Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills by Century.
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1701 to 1720
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 1701 Dec 29 16:34 18h47.0m -20°42.2' Dec 16 18:12 06h46.1m +20°41.7' 1702 Dec 20 00:44 18h53.1m -22°18.6' Dec 07 00:06 06h52.3m +22°17.8' 1703 Dec 10 08:44 18h52.4m -23°58.9' Dec 24 05:16 06h52.7m +23°59.0' 1704 Nov 29 16:55 18h46.2m -25°33.6' Dec 13 00:11 06h46.4m +25°33.2' 1705 Nov 19 23:45 18h37.7m -26°55.3' Nov 05 09:55 06h37.3m +26°55.1' 1706 Nov 10 01:10 18h27.5m -27°56.3' Oct 26 09:31 06h27.4m +27°57.2' 1707 Oct 03 11:14 18h14.7m -28°33.9' Oct 16 15:08 06h15.3m +28°33.9' 1708 Sep 21 23:00 18h00.0m -28°45.7' Sep 08 18:04 06h00.1m +28°44.8' 1709 Mar 04 14:16 17h52.6m -28°41.6' Mar 19 01:14 05h52.3m +28°41.4' 1710 Feb 22 09:47 17h38.9m -28°14.0' Feb 09 20:10 05h39.3m +28°13.4' 1711 Feb 12 13:59 17h27.3m -27°19.7' Jan 30 15:50 05h27.8m +27°20.0' 1712 Jan 06 14:52 17h18.5m -26°04.7' Jan 20 07:59 05h17.7m +26°05.2' 1713 Jan 23 08:38 17h12.1m -24°33.0' Jan 09 01:54 05h10.8m +24°35.1' 1714 Jan 13 14:35 17h09.3m -22°53.1' Jan 26 08:09 05h09.5m +22°50.2' 1715 Jan 03 17:53 17h11.5m -21°14.0' Jan 16 16:29 05h12.8m +21°11.2' 1716 Jan 21 06:29 17h23.8m -19°42.5' Jan 07 06:24 05h22.7m +19°46.5' 1717 Jan 10 11:37 17h41.5m -18°47.3' Jan 24 10:12 05h43.1m +18°42.0' 1718 Dec 22 06:17 18h22.2m -18°50.3' Dec 09 06:23 06h21.0m +18°48.8' 1719 Dec 12 16:20 18h38.2m -19°49.6' Dec 27 03:08 06h39.3m +19°51.3' 1720 Dec 29 14:43 18h50.7m -21°18.2' Dec 16 08:57 06h49.7m +21°18.2'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1721 to 1740
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 1721 Dec 20 00:23 18h53.6m -22°56.9' Dec 06 08:30 06h53.2m +22°56.4' 1722 Dec 10 08:33 18h49.8m -24°36.4' Nov 26 03:51 06h49.9m +24°35.8' 1723 Nov 30 14:27 18h43.4m -26°07.6' Nov 16 00:21 06h43.0m +26°07.3' 1724 Nov 19 14:43 18h34.8m -27°21.2' Nov 05 01:56 06h34.7m +27°21.9' 1725 Oct 13 00:10 18h22.9m -28°13.4' Oct 26 08:28 06h23.5m +28°13.6' 1726 Oct 02 12:16 18h08.5m -28°41.7' Sep 19 11:18 06h08.7m +28°40.7' 1727 Mar 15 04:04 18h01.2m -28°45.9' Mar 29 17:54 06h00.9m +28°45.8' 1728 Mar 04 01:01 17h47.3m -28°34.3' Feb 20 11:49 05h47.5m +28°33.6' 1729 Feb 22 06:18 17h34.7m -27°54.9' Feb 09 05:32 05h35.0m +27°55.1' 1730 Jan 16 08:01 17h24.4m -26°52.5' Jan 29 20:04 05h23.6m +26°53.1' 1731 Jan 06 14:12 17h16.0m -25°32.2' Jan 19 13:32 05h14.9m +25°32.2' 1732 Jan 24 04:26 17h10.7m -23°53.8' Jan 09 13:59 05h09.9m +23°56.6' 1733 Jan 13 04:17 17h08.9m -22°12.7' Jan 26 04:36 05h10.2m +22°08.9' 1734 Jan 03 04:26 17h14.5m -20°38.5' Jan 16 18:34 05h16.0m +20°34.5' 1735 Jan 20 16:01 17h31.2m -19°16.3' Jan 07 09:52 05h29.8m +19°19.5' 1736 Jan 11 00:51 17h50.3m -18°33.9' Dec 18 14:25 06h09.0m +18°31.5' 1737 Dec 22 02:45 18h29.1m -19°09.7' Dec 09 02:14 06h27.7m +19°08.7' 1738 Dec 12 15:50 18h43.9m -20°20.9' Dec 26 16:20 06h44.8m +20°22.8' 1739 Dec 30 15:17 18h52.6m -21°55.0' Dec 16 17:35 06h52.1m +21°55.0' 1740 Dec 19 23:26 18h52.1m -23°35.8' Dec 05 15:45 06h52.1m +23°35.4'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1741 to 1760
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 1741 Dec 10 04:19 18h48.1m -25°13.6' Nov 25 15:03 06h47.7m +25°13.4' 1742 Nov 30 03:30 18h41.1m -26°37.9' Nov 15 18:27 06h41.0m +26°38.4' 1743 Oct 23 12:41 18h30.3m -27°43.6' Nov 06 01:37 06h30.7m +27°43.9' 1744 Oct 12 01:43 18h16.7m -28°27.7' Oct 26 09:31 06h16.9m +28°26.8' 1745 Oct 01 19:41 18h02.8m -28°45.9' Sep 19 07:29 06h02.6m +28°45.8' 1746 Mar 14 16:45 17h55.9m -28°44.7' Mar 02 02:56 05h55.8m +28°44.0' 1747 Mar 04 22:58 17h42.4m -28°21.1' Feb 19 18:52 05h42.6m +28°21.3' 1748 Jan 27 01:14 17h30.8m -27°33.1' Feb 09 08:17 05h30.1m +27°33.7' 1749 Jan 16 06:34 17h21.0m -26°24.2' Jan 29 01:49 05h19.9m +26°24.1' 1750 Jan 06 07:43 17h12.7m -24°56.3' Jan 19 03:07 05h12.7m +24°55.7' 1751 Jan 23 14:51 17h08.5m -23°13.2' Jan 09 10:42 05h08.4m +23°16.1' 1752 Jan 13 11:58 17h10.3m -21°34.3' Jan 27 07:38 05h11.7m +21°29.1' 1753 Jan 02 14:23 17h20.1m -20°05.9' Jan 16 21:40 05h21.4m +20°01.1' 1754 Jan 20 06:22 17h38.6m -18°53.7' Jan 07 10:04 05h37.2m +18°56.9' 1755 Dec 05 00:51 18h15.3m -18°39.1' Dec 19 07:37 06h16.7m +18°42.0' 1756 Dec 22 04:23 18h36.5m -19°34.1' Dec 08 14:58 06h34.8m +19°33.2' 1757 Dec 12 17:47 18h47.7m -20°54.9' Dec 26 01:56 06h48.7m +20°56.2' 1758 Dec 30 13:17 18h52.7m -22°33.7' Dec 16 03:34 06h52.6m +22°33.6' 1759 Dec 20 17:13 18h51.5m -24°14.9' Dec 06 05:55 06h51.2m +24°14.8' 1760 Dec 09 15:33 18h46.3m -25°47.5' Nov 25 10:59 06h46.2m +25°47.9'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1761 to 1780
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 1761 Nov 02 00:56 18h36.8m -27°05.3' Nov 15 18:33 06h37.1m +27°05.5' 1762 Oct 22 15:24 18h24.4m -28°04.0' Nov 06 01:56 06h24.6m +28°03.2' 1763 Oct 12 11:10 18h11.2m -28°38.1' Sep 29 22:46 06h11.1m +28°37.9' 1764 Mar 24 08:54 18h04.3m -28°45.1' Sep 18 16:46 05h57.3m +28°44.9' 1765 Mar 14 15:54 17h50.3m -28°37.9' Mar 01 07:56 05h50.4m +28°37.9' 1766 Feb 05 18:23 17h37.6m -28°05.2' Feb 18 20:44 05h37.0m +28°05.9' 1767 Jan 26 22:40 17h26.5m -27°09.6' Feb 08 14:45 05h25.6m +27°09.4' 1768 Jan 16 21:35 17h16.6m -25°51.6' Jan 02 10:40 05h16.6m +25°51.0' 1769 Jan 05 16:58 17h09.0m -24°18.2' Jan 19 01:29 05h09.8m +24°16.7' 1770 Jan 22 20:24 17h08.4m -22°33.8' Jan 09 11:50 05h07.7m +22°36.5' 1771 Jan 12 21:29 17h14.0m -20°57.4' Jan 27 09:41 05h15.0m +20°51.1' 1772 Jan 03 06:05 17h25.7m -19°35.6' Jan 17 19:13 05h26.8m +19°31.0' 1773 Jan 20 05:03 17h45.1m -18°36.9' Jan 07 03:25 05h43.9m +18°40.6' 1774 Dec 05 03:46 18h23.7m -18°55.0' Dec 18 19:42 06h25.0m +18°57.9' 1775 Dec 23 06:09 18h41.9m -20°02.4' Dec 09 01:08 06h40.8m +20°01.1' 1776 Dec 12 16:55 18h50.0m -21°32.2' Dec 25 15:11 06h51.1m +21°32.8' 1777 Dec 30 04:58 18h53.2m -23°13.4' Dec 15 20:45 06h53.1m +23°13.4' 1778 Dec 20 02:55 18h50.2m -24°51.5' Dec 06 03:24 06h50.1m +24°51.7' 1779 Nov 12 13:04 18h42.5m -26°19.2' Nov 26 11:12 06h42.7m +26°19.4' 1780 Nov 01 05:27 18h31.6m -27°31.2' Nov 15 17:52 06h31.9m +27°30.5'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1781 to 1800
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 1781 Oct 22 03:04 18h19.3m -28°20.4' Oct 09 13:28 06h19.3m +28°20.1' 1782 Oct 12 07:27 18h05.8m -28°42.6' Sep 29 06:07 06h05.7m +28°43.3' 1783 Mar 25 09:05 17h58.5m -28°44.7' Mar 11 20:54 05h58.6m +28°44.7' 1784 Feb 16 11:28 17h44.9m -28°28.2' Feb 29 09:36 05h44.6m +28°28.9' 1785 Feb 05 14:25 17h32.7m -27°47.1' Feb 18 04:25 05h31.9m +27°46.9' 1786 Jan 26 11:12 17h21.4m -26°41.1' Jan 12 01:46 05h21.4m +26°40.4' 1787 Jan 16 04:17 17h12.2m -25°16.4' Jan 02 08:15 05h12.3m +25°16.3' 1788 Jan 05 22:56 17h07.4m -23°40.2' Jan 20 02:54 05h08.0m +23°37.7' 1789 Jan 22 06:05 17h10.1m -21°54.3' Jan 09 10:55 05h09.0m +21°57.3' 1790 Jan 12 14:58 17h17.6m -20°21.5' Jan 27 04:13 05h18.4m +20°15.3' 1791 Jan 03 05:24 17h31.2m -19°09.9' Jan 17 09:06 05h32.5m +19°06.4' 1792 Dec 14 14:30 18h12.0m -18°34.1' Dec 27 23:49 06h13.3m +18°35.1' 1793 Dec 05 06:45 18h30.7m -19°16.3' Dec 18 08:18 06h32.2m +19°18.4' 1794 Dec 23 03:28 18h46.0m -20°35.7' Dec 08 15:47 06h45.3m +20°33.7' 1795 Dec 13 08:34 18h52.3m -22°11.2' Dec 26 11:19 06h53.0m +22°11.4' 1796 Dec 29 13:35 18h52.9m -23°51.4' Dec 15 19:34 06h52.7m +23°51.6' 1797 Nov 22 01:14 18h47.4m -25°26.7' Dec 06 03:29 06h47.5m +25°26.8' 1798 Nov 11 19:51 18h38.2m -26°50.0' Nov 26 09:14 06h38.5m +26°49.4' 1799 Nov 01 19:22 18h26.9m -27°53.1' Oct 20 03:31 06h27.2m +27°52.8' 1800 Oct 23 00:43 18h14.0m -28°31.0' Oct 09 19:13 06h14.1m +28°31.7'
Acknowledgement
All calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting the Moon's monthly lunar standstills are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell, Inc., Richmond, 1999).
Permission is granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by a link to this page and the credit line:
- "Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills Table Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.Astropixels.com".
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Various phases of the Moon during the synodic month.
Monthly Lunar Standstills By Century
- Monthly Lunar Standstills: 1501 to 1600
- Monthly Lunar Standstills: 1601 to 1700
- Monthly Lunar Standstills: 1701 to 1800
- Monthly Lunar Standstills: 1801 to 1900
- Monthly Lunar Standstills: 1901 to 2000
- Monthly Lunar Standstills: 2001 to 2100
- Monthly Lunar Standstills: 2101 to 2200
- Monthly Lunar Standstills: 2201 to 2300
- Monthly Lunar Standstills: 2301 to 2400
- Monthly Lunar Standstills: 2401 to 2500
Below are links to 100-year tables giving the dates and times of the Moon's monthly lunar standstills for each century from 1501 to 2500.
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills By Century
- Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1501 to 1600
- Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1601 to 1700
- Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1701 to 1800
- Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1801 to 1900
- Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1901 to 2000
- Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 2001 to 2100
- Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 2101 to 2200
- Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 2201 to 2300
- Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 2301 to 2400
- Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 2401 to 2500
Below are links to 100-year tables giving the dates and times of the greatest annual lunar standstills for each century from 1501 to 2500.
Moon Perigee and Apogee By Century
- Perigee and Apogee: 1501 to 1600
- Perigee and Apogee: 1601 to 1700
- Perigee and Apogee: 1701 to 1800
- Perigee and Apogee: 1801 to 1900
- Perigee and Apogee: 1901 to 2000
- Perigee and Apogee: 2001 to 2100
- Perigee and Apogee: 2101 to 2200
- Perigee and Apogee: 2201 to 2300
- Perigee and Apogee: 2301 to 2400
- Perigee and Apogee: 2401 to 2500
Below are links to 100-year tables of the dates and times of the Moon's Perigee and Apogee for each century from 1501 to 2500.
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- New Moon at Perigee (New Supermoon): 2001 to 2100 (GMT)
- Full Moon at Perigee (Full Supermoon): 2001 to 2100 (GMT)
- New Moon at Apogee (New Micromoon): 2001 to 2100 (GMT)
- Full Moon at Apogee (Full Micromoon): 2001 to 2100 (GMT)
- Ascending and Descending Node: 2001 to 2100 (GMT)
- Monthly Lunar Standstills: 2001 to 2100 (GMT)
- Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 2001 to 2100 (GMT)
- Length of Synodic Month: 2001 to 2100
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