Moonset Over the Chiricahua Mountains Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1501 to 1600
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 1501 to 1600 . For a table of monthly lunar standstills over this century, see Monthly Lunar Standstills: 1501 to 1600 .
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 194 to 117 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: 1501 to 1520
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 1501 Oct 17 12:59 18h29.5m -27°44.6' Oct 30 10:06 06h29.1m +27°44.5' 1502 Oct 07 16:33 18h17.3m -28°29.4' Sep 22 21:39 06h17.3m +28°28.4' 1503 Sep 27 11:35 18h03.7m -28°46.6' Sep 13 01:40 06h04.2m +28°47.0' 1504 Mar 09 02:45 17h56.4m -28°45.9' Feb 24 03:33 05h56.8m +28°45.4' 1505 Feb 26 14:41 17h42.1m -28°23.8' Feb 13 12:00 05h42.0m +28°24.4' 1506 Jan 20 01:16 17h29.3m -27°37.5' Feb 03 16:58 05h29.4m +27°37.9' 1507 Jan 10 02:55 17h19.0m -26°28.0' Jan 24 16:05 05h19.5m +26°27.4' 1508 Jan 27 17:36 17h12.2m -24°56.0' Jan 14 10:31 05h11.9m +24°59.0' 1509 Jan 17 05:18 17h09.2m -23°17.2' Jan 03 04:57 05h08.1m +23°21.2' 1510 Jan 07 15:22 17h11.1m -21°37.6' Jan 20 11:09 05h11.6m +21°33.6' 1511 Jan 25 10:24 17h21.5m -19°57.3' Jan 10 18:54 05h20.5m +20°04.7' 1512 Jan 15 16:58 17h36.9m -18°54.9' Jan 01 09:36 05h35.7m +18°59.7' 1513 Dec 26 07:40 18h18.7m -18°42.6' Dec 12 19:23 06h17.4m +18°42.4' 1514 Dec 16 14:59 18h36.1m -19°34.0' Dec 30 22:05 06h37.2m +19°33.0' 1515 Dec 06 21:14 18h47.5m -20°54.8' Dec 21 08:11 06h48.2m +20°55.4' 1516 Dec 23 14:54 18h53.7m -22°33.4' Dec 10 13:32 06h53.2m +22°33.6' 1517 Dec 13 22:20 18h52.2m -24°13.6' Nov 30 12:35 06h52.2m +24°13.8' 1518 Dec 04 05:02 18h45.3m -25°46.1' Nov 20 06:33 06h45.6m +25°46.7' 1519 Oct 28 04:43 18h36.4m -27°06.1' Nov 10 00:13 06h35.9m +27°06.0' 1520 Oct 17 07:16 18h25.8m -28°05.1' Oct 29 22:09 06h25.3m +28°04.3'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1521 to 1540
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 1521 Oct 07 01:12 18h12.8m -28°38.3' Sep 22 18:54 06h13.4m +28°38.5' 1522 Mar 19 16:02 18h05.5m -28°45.9' Sep 13 03:38 05h58.4m +28°46.5' 1523 Mar 09 04:02 17h50.7m -28°40.4' Feb 24 05:15 05h50.5m +28°40.9' 1524 Jan 30 15:30 17h37.2m -28°09.1' Feb 14 09:03 05h37.2m +28°09.6' 1525 Jan 19 18:31 17h25.7m -27°12.8' Feb 03 06:14 05h26.1m +27°12.1' 1526 Jan 10 02:39 17h16.9m -25°55.2' Jan 23 22:29 05h16.7m +25°53.9' 1527 Jan 27 20:44 17h11.5m -24°17.1' Jan 13 15:25 05h10.4m +24°21.7' 1528 Jan 18 04:58 17h10.0m -22°36.7' Jan 03 14:40 05h08.9m +22°41.7' 1529 Jan 07 09:29 17h13.6m -20°59.4' Jan 20 04:37 05h14.8m +20°54.9' 1530 Jan 24 22:58 17h26.9m -19°28.0' Jan 10 19:45 05h26.1m +19°34.1' 1531 Jan 15 03:38 17h45.4m -18°39.2' Jan 01 13:26 05h44.1m +18°42.8' 1532 Dec 25 21:27 18h26.1m -18°57.5' Dec 12 21:02 06h25.0m +18°57.5' 1533 Dec 16 07:36 18h41.2m -20°02.6' Dec 30 17:59 06h42.0m +20°02.2' 1534 Dec 06 17:17 18h50.7m -21°31.8' Dec 20 23:05 06h51.3m +21°32.6' 1535 Dec 24 14:17 18h53.9m -23°11.8' Dec 10 22:44 06h53.7m +23°12.1' 1536 Dec 13 21:15 18h49.2m -24°50.0' Nov 29 18:28 06h49.6m +24°50.5' 1537 Nov 06 19:42 18h42.2m -26°19.8' Nov 19 14:37 06h41.8m +26°19.7' 1538 Oct 27 21:12 18h33.3m -27°31.7' Nov 09 14:44 06h32.8m +27°31.0' 1539 Oct 17 14:20 18h21.3m -28°20.1' Oct 03 12:06 06h21.9m +28°20.2' 1540 Sep 08 18:34 18h06.9m -28°43.9' Sep 22 20:55 06h07.1m +28°44.7'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1541 to 1560
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 1541 Mar 18 17:44 17h59.3m -28°47.0' Mar 05 22:14 05h59.1m +28°47.4' 1542 Feb 09 06:21 17h45.5m -28°31.4' Feb 24 00:43 05h45.3m +28°32.0' 1543 Jan 30 10:41 17h33.0m -27°49.8' Feb 13 20:00 05h33.3m +27°49.1' 1544 Jan 20 19:25 17h22.7m -26°44.6' Jan 07 02:49 05h22.3m +26°44.3' 1545 Jan 10 03:29 17h15.0m -25°21.0' Jan 23 02:40 05h14.1m +25°19.4' 1546 Jan 27 18:38 17h10.8m -23°36.8' Jan 13 02:03 05h09.9m +23°42.5' 1547 Jan 17 19:52 17h10.4m -21°56.1' Jan 03 09:26 05h10.0m +22°01.0' 1548 Jan 07 20:06 17h17.1m -20°24.5' Jan 21 07:04 05h18.6m +20°18.8' 1549 Jan 24 07:43 17h34.6m -19°03.7' Jan 11 00:31 05h33.5m +19°08.6' 1550 Dec 08 19:05 18h11.9m -18°35.5' Dec 23 05:53 06h13.4m +18°35.1' 1551 Dec 26 17:42 18h32.5m -19°18.9' Dec 13 16:59 06h31.4m +19°19.4' 1552 Dec 16 06:39 18h46.4m -20°35.2' Dec 30 07:04 06h46.9m +20°35.2' 1553 Dec 06 17:44 18h52.6m -22°09.3' Dec 20 08:01 06h53.2m +22°09.9' 1554 Nov 27 03:12 18h51.5m -23°50.1' Dec 10 06:15 06h52.2m +23°50.5' 1555 Nov 17 09:52 18h47.1m -25°27.1' Nov 30 05:16 06h46.9m +25°27.0' 1556 Nov 06 10:18 18h39.9m -26°50.0' Nov 19 07:27 06h39.5m +26°49.3' 1557 Oct 27 03:00 18h28.9m -27°52.3' Oct 13 05:09 06h29.4m +27°52.4' 1558 Sep 19 07:44 18h15.1m -28°31.9' Oct 03 13:54 06h15.3m +28°32.8' 1559 Sep 09 00:48 18h01.0m -28°47.5' Sep 23 18:56 06h00.7m +28°47.2' 1560 Feb 19 21:42 17h54.0m -28°44.0' Mar 05 15:55 05h53.8m +28°44.7'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1561 to 1580
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 1561 Feb 09 03:13 17h40.7m -28°18.0' Feb 23 09:24 05h40.9m +28°17.4' 1562 Jan 30 12:19 17h29.0m -27°26.8' Jan 16 15:06 05h28.7m +27°26.5' 1563 Jan 20 19:43 17h19.8m -26°14.2' Jan 06 08:32 05h18.8m +26°14.9' 1564 Jan 10 22:16 17h12.5m -24°44.0' Jan 23 14:33 05h12.3m +24°41.7' 1565 Jan 27 06:21 17h09.3m -22°55.5' Jan 12 22:32 05h09.1m +23°01.2' 1566 Jan 17 03:26 17h12.1m -21°17.8' Jan 03 10:56 05h11.5m +21°22.0' 1567 Jan 07 05:14 17h23.1m -19°53.1' Jan 21 11:54 05h24.5m +19°46.2' 1568 Jan 24 20:27 17h42.5m -18°43.5' Jan 12 02:02 05h41.3m +18°47.8' 1569 Dec 08 16:30 18h19.4m -18°47.5' Dec 22 23:08 06h20.8m +18°48.1' 1570 Dec 26 19:21 18h39.6m -19°45.1' Dec 13 06:15 06h38.1m +19°45.8' 1571 Dec 17 07:52 18h49.8m -21°09.6' Dec 30 16:22 06h50.3m +21°09.6' 1572 Dec 06 17:20 18h52.4m -22°48.4' Dec 19 17:52 06h53.1m +22°48.4' 1573 Nov 26 23:07 18h50.7m -24°29.3' Dec 09 20:05 06h50.7m +24°29.3' 1574 Nov 16 22:37 18h45.3m -26°00.9' Nov 30 00:13 06h45.0m +26°00.4' 1575 Nov 06 15:20 18h35.6m -27°15.8' Oct 23 22:00 06h36.0m +27°15.8' 1576 Sep 28 21:03 18h22.9m -28°10.1' Oct 13 06:29 06h23.2m +28°11.2' 1577 Sep 18 15:50 18h09.5m -28°41.9' Oct 03 10:24 06h09.2m +28°41.6' 1578 Mar 01 13:29 18h02.6m -28°46.4' Mar 16 06:37 06h02.2m +28°47.3' 1579 Feb 19 20:02 17h48.6m -28°36.7' Mar 05 22:30 05h48.7m +28°36.2' 1580 Feb 10 05:14 17h35.8m -28°00.9' Jan 27 03:30 05h35.6m +28°00.4'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 1581 to 1600
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 1581 Jan 30 11:42 17h25.2m -27°01.1' Jan 15 21:12 05h24.4m +27°01.8' 1582 Jan 20 12:12 17h16.1m -25°40.1' Jan 05 22:20 05h15.6m +25°41.6' 1583 Jan 20 07:50 17h09.2m -24°04.9' Jan 06 05:03 05h09.2m +24°06.4' 1584 Jan 10 03:42 17h07.9m -22°24.9' Jan 24 00:52 05h09.1m +22°20.7' 1585 Jan 26 11:41 17h16.4m -20°41.5' Jan 13 12:56 05h15.2m +20°45.4' 1586 Jan 16 19:58 17h29.4m -19°24.4' Jan 03 23:38 05h27.9m +19°27.3' 1587 Jan 07 10:13 17h46.7m -18°37.8' Jan 21 19:57 05h48.1m +18°33.7' 1588 Dec 18 18:46 18h27.8m -19°05.3' Dec 05 03:42 06h26.0m +19°04.0' 1589 Dec 09 09:38 18h42.3m -20°13.2' Dec 22 16:37 06h43.6m +20°15.1' 1590 Dec 27 06:19 18h51.4m -21°47.0' Dec 12 19:58 06h51.1m +21°46.3' 1591 Dec 17 11:17 18h52.8m -23°28.4' Dec 30 10:50 06h53.1m +23°28.2' 1592 Dec 06 10:10 18h49.6m -25°05.9' Dec 19 16:53 06h49.4m +25°05.5' 1593 Nov 26 03:31 18h41.5m -26°31.3' Nov 12 14:35 06h41.7m +26°31.2' 1594 Nov 15 19:44 18h30.0m -27°39.6' Nov 02 22:38 06h30.6m +27°40.3' 1595 Oct 09 07:16 18h17.7m -28°26.2' Oct 24 01:19 06h17.5m +28°26.1' 1596 Sep 28 11:21 18h04.1m -28°46.0' Sep 15 12:17 06h03.9m +28°45.3' 1597 Mar 11 13:06 17h56.8m -28°45.6' Mar 25 11:28 05h56.8m +28°45.2' 1598 Mar 01 22:08 17h43.1m -28°26.0' Feb 15 16:11 05h43.1m +28°25.3' 1599 Feb 20 03:22 17h31.2m -27°40.5' Feb 05 10:31 05h30.6m +27°41.1' 1600 Jan 13 16:06 17h20.5m -26°32.1' Jan 26 12:50 05h20.2m +26°32.4'
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.
Moon Phases By Century
Below are links to 100-year tables of the dates and times of the Moon's Phases for each century from 1501 to 2500.
Additional Links About the Moon
The links below are tables providing the dates and times of the Moon's phases (New Moon,
First Quarter, Full Moon and Last Quarter) for five time zones throughout the 21st Century.
- Perigee and Apogee: 2001 to 2100 (GMT)
- 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
Links to tables of dates for lunar perigees, apogees, supermoons, micromoons, lunar nodes and standstills,
and length of the synodic month throughout the 21st Century.
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