Moonset Over the Chiricahua Mountains Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 2201 to 2300
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 2201 to 2300 . For a table of monthly lunar standstills over this century, see Monthly Lunar Standstills: 2201 to 2300 .
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 272 to 495 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: 2201 to 2220
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 2201 Jan 04 14:07 17h41.2m -18°41.7' Jan 17 11:00 05h42.5m +18°38.9' 2202 Dec 16 12:07 18h22.4m -18°49.3' Dec 29 18:34 06h24.1m +18°49.2' 2203 Dec 06 18:15 18h38.9m -19°49.4' Dec 20 09:02 06h40.1m +19°50.8' 2204 Dec 23 04:24 18h50.6m -21°18.9' Dec 09 22:06 06h49.6m +21°17.4' 2205 Dec 13 05:51 18h53.3m -22°58.6' Dec 27 16:25 06h53.5m +22°58.7' 2206 Dec 03 08:18 18h50.4m -24°38.6' Dec 17 19:05 06h50.6m +24°38.7' 2207 Nov 23 13:33 18h43.2m -26°08.0' Dec 07 15:40 06h43.3m +26°07.4' 2208 Nov 12 21:21 18h32.8m -27°20.5' Oct 29 23:50 06h32.8m +27°20.4' 2209 Oct 06 23:12 18h20.9m -28°11.9' Oct 19 15:08 06h20.5m +28°12.7' 2210 Sep 26 23:50 18h07.6m -28°39.3' Oct 09 12:35 06h07.7m +28°39.2' 2211 Mar 09 17:18 18h00.5m -28°41.7' Mar 22 11:31 06h00.8m +28°42.4' 2212 Feb 27 06:41 17h46.4m -28°28.0' Mar 11 19:24 05h46.5m +28°27.6' 2213 Feb 15 19:54 17h32.9m -27°49.0' Feb 02 20:35 05h33.0m +27°48.6' 2214 Feb 05 15:26 17h21.5m -26°46.2' Jan 23 23:33 05h21.9m +26°46.4' 2215 Jan 26 19:30 17h13.3m -25°22.5' Jan 13 21:55 05h13.4m +25°23.4' 2216 Jan 17 05:07 17h08.9m -23°45.7' Jan 03 17:46 05h08.1m +23°47.3' 2217 Jan 06 15:45 17h09.0m -22°05.4' Jan 19 21:58 05h09.1m +22°02.9' 2218 Jan 24 13:27 17h17.1m -20°23.4' Jan 10 00:32 05h15.8m +20°29.3' 2219 Jan 14 22:43 17h30.4m -19°10.1' Jan 27 18:04 05h31.7m +19°05.9' 2220 Dec 25 16:19 18h10.8m -18°29.8' Dec 11 16:39 06h09.2m +18°28.1'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 2221 to 2240
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 2221 Dec 15 23:33 18h30.1m -19°08.9' Dec 29 21:09 06h31.6m +19°08.8' 2222 Dec 06 04:01 18h43.9m -20°20.2' Dec 20 10:31 06h44.8m +20°22.1' 2223 Dec 23 18:06 18h52.4m -21°57.0' Dec 10 20:32 06h51.6m +21°56.3' 2224 Dec 12 23:37 18h53.0m -23°38.2' Dec 27 06:47 06h53.1m +23°38.2' 2225 Dec 03 06:16 18h48.0m -25°14.2' Dec 17 03:20 06h48.1m +25°13.8' 2226 Nov 23 14:01 18h39.2m -26°37.9' Nov 09 12:26 06h39.2m +26°37.7' 2227 Nov 13 20:19 18h28.6m -27°43.1' Oct 30 05:42 06h28.3m +27°44.0' 2228 Oct 06 14:33 18h16.7m -28°25.9' Oct 19 05:06 06h16.7m +28°26.0' 2229 Sep 26 05:44 18h02.7m -28°41.5' Sep 12 05:15 06h03.2m +28°40.6' 2230 Mar 08 19:53 17h55.3m -28°39.3' Mar 22 12:54 05h55.5m +28°39.1' 2231 Feb 26 09:10 17h41.0m -28°16.3' Feb 13 13:51 05h41.0m +28°15.8' 2232 Feb 16 05:43 17h28.6m -27°27.3' Feb 03 15:26 05h29.0m +27°27.6' 2233 Jan 09 04:21 17h18.9m -26°15.1' Jan 23 11:33 05h19.0m +26°15.6' 2234 Jan 26 20:56 17h12.1m -24°45.0' Jan 13 04:58 05h11.3m +24°47.0' 2235 Jan 17 06:47 17h09.2m -23°06.3' Jan 03 00:45 05h07.9m +23°08.9' 2236 Jan 07 14:15 17h11.0m -21°26.7' Jan 20 09:25 05h11.7m +21°23.9' 2237 Jan 24 07:11 17h21.7m -19°50.0' Jan 09 19:44 05h20.7m +19°55.5' 2238 Jan 14 12:37 17h37.7m -18°49.4' Jan 27 20:39 05h39.1m +18°44.4' 2239 Dec 26 04:19 18h19.5m -18°40.1' Dec 12 20:09 06h18.1m +18°38.5' 2240 Dec 15 11:58 18h36.3m -19°33.2' Dec 29 21:28 06h37.4m +19°33.7'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 2241 to 2260
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 2241 Dec 05 19:02 18h47.5m -20°55.2' Dec 20 06:56 06h48.2m +20°57.6' 2242 Dec 23 14:41 18h53.8m -22°36.0' Dec 10 10:41 06h53.1m +22°35.7' 2243 Dec 13 22:38 18h51.5m -24°15.7' Nov 30 07:39 06h51.4m +24°15.3' 2244 Dec 03 06:08 18h44.4m -25°48.1' Nov 19 01:01 06h44.5m +25°48.0' 2245 Nov 23 11:26 18h35.7m -27°05.7' Nov 08 20:34 06h35.3m +27°06.5' 2246 Oct 17 04:34 18h25.1m -28°02.8' Oct 29 21:52 06h25.1m +28°02.9' 2247 Oct 06 18:57 18h11.6m -28°34.5' Oct 20 04:20 06h12.1m +28°33.5' 2248 Mar 18 09:02 18h04.1m -28°40.7' Apr 01 06:20 06h04.4m +28°40.5' 2249 Mar 07 22:57 17h49.5m -28°34.1' Feb 23 06:50 05h49.4m +28°33.5' 2250 Feb 25 20:47 17h36.4m -28°00.0' Feb 13 06:56 05h36.7m +28°00.3' 2251 Jan 19 20:46 17h25.5m -27°00.9' Feb 03 00:57 05h25.5m +27°01.4' 2252 Jan 10 04:30 17h16.8m -25°42.9' Jan 23 16:31 05h16.0m +25°42.8' 2253 Jan 26 22:10 17h11.4m -24°06.8' Jan 12 11:33 05h10.1m +24°09.9' 2254 Jan 17 03:07 17h09.6m -22°26.0' Jan 02 13:35 05h08.8m +22°29.1' 2255 Jan 07 05:35 17h13.3m -20°49.2' Jan 20 06:31 05h14.7m +20°45.5' 2256 Jan 24 17:49 17h27.6m -19°21.9' Jan 10 21:55 05h26.5m +19°26.1' 2257 Jan 13 23:36 17h46.6m -18°34.4' Jan 28 02:17 05h48.1m +18°28.7' 2258 Dec 25 19:46 18h26.5m -18°56.2' Dec 12 20:53 06h25.2m +18°55.2' 2259 Dec 16 06:33 18h41.6m -20°02.9' Dec 30 15:39 06h42.4m +20°04.1' 2260 Dec 05 17:16 18h50.7m -21°32.5' Dec 19 19:38 06h51.4m +21°34.7'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 2261 to 2280
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 2261 Dec 23 14:25 18h53.2m -23°14.2' Dec 09 17:59 06h53.1m +23°14.1' 2262 Dec 13 21:36 18h48.6m -24°52.7' Nov 29 13:42 06h48.6m +24°52.6' 2263 Dec 04 01:47 18h41.8m -26°20.4' Nov 19 11:45 06h41.4m +26°21.1' 2264 Oct 26 17:49 18h32.7m -27°30.4' Nov 08 14:45 06h32.6m +27°30.6' 2265 Oct 16 07:51 18h19.9m -28°17.5' Oct 29 21:43 06h20.3m +28°16.7' 2266 Oct 05 20:33 18h05.3m -28°40.0' Sep 22 23:58 06h05.3m +28°40.0' 2267 Mar 18 13:13 17h58.1m -28°41.9' Mar 05 23:25 05h57.9m +28°41.2' 2268 Mar 07 12:26 17h44.6m -28°23.6' Feb 23 21:57 05h44.7m +28°23.8' 2269 Jan 29 13:33 17h32.5m -27°38.9' Feb 12 14:02 05h32.4m +27°39.5' 2270 Jan 19 21:32 17h22.4m -26°33.1' Feb 02 04:20 05h21.5m +26°33.0' 2271 Jan 10 03:10 17h14.6m -25°08.8' Jan 22 23:16 05h13.7m +25°08.3' 2272 Jan 27 16:00 17h10.1m -23°26.5' Jan 13 01:54 05h09.5m +23°30.3' 2273 Jan 16 14:54 17h09.8m -21°46.1' Jan 02 10:38 05h09.4m +21°48.9' 2274 Jan 06 15:19 17h17.5m -20°15.3' Jan 20 09:55 05h18.9m +20°10.5' 2275 Jan 24 03:50 17h35.7m -18°58.0' Jan 11 01:28 05h34.3m +19°01.6' 2276 Dec 07 17:10 18h12.2m -18°30.4' Dec 22 04:25 06h13.7m +18°32.2' 2277 Dec 25 17:50 18h33.3m -19°18.6' Dec 12 14:48 06h31.8m +19°18.1' 2278 Dec 16 06:57 18h46.7m -20°35.8' Dec 30 03:14 06h47.3m +20°37.0' 2279 Dec 06 18:44 18h51.9m -22°10.7' Dec 20 03:44 06h52.8m +22°12.1' 2280 Dec 23 12:14 18h51.5m -23°53.0' Dec 09 02:28 06h51.5m +23°53.1'
Greatest Annual Lunar Standstills: 2281 to 2300
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Year Minimum RA Dec. Maximum RA Dec. 2281 Dec 13 15:17 18h46.9m -25°28.5' Nov 29 03:10 06h46.6m +25°29.0' 2282 Nov 06 06:19 18h39.2m -26°49.6' Nov 19 07:38 06h39.1m +26°49.8' 2283 Oct 26 20:30 18h27.4m -27°51.0' Nov 09 14:54 06h27.7m +27°50.3' 2284 Oct 15 10:29 18h13.6m -28°29.6' Oct 02 16:32 06h13.7m +28°29.4' 2285 Oct 05 06:31 17h59.9m -28°41.2' Sep 22 18:02 05h59.6m +28°42.0' 2286 Mar 18 04:35 17h53.0m -28°37.5' Mar 05 12:27 05h52.9m +28°37.7' 2287 Feb 09 06:33 17h39.8m -28°08.3' Feb 23 02:54 05h39.7m +28°09.0' 2288 Jan 30 14:32 17h28.5m -27°16.5' Feb 12 16:28 05h27.6m +27°16.3' 2289 Jan 19 18:57 17h19.1m -26°02.8' Jan 05 06:06 05h18.3m +26°02.3' 2290 Jan 09 18:39 17h11.3m -24°31.5' Jan 22 15:17 05h11.5m +24°30.2' 2291 Jan 27 00:34 17h08.5m -22°46.0' Jan 13 00:34 05h08.3m +22°49.6' 2292 Jan 16 22:14 17h12.3m -21°08.7' Jan 03 12:08 05h11.2m +21°11.2' 2293 Jan 06 02:13 17h23.7m -19°44.3' Jan 20 12:37 05h24.9m +19°38.8' 2294 Jan 23 19:55 17h42.9m -18°38.4' Jan 11 00:18 05h41.6m +18°42.0' 2295 Dec 08 16:26 18h20.2m -18°43.7' Dec 22 20:00 06h21.5m +18°46.2' 2296 Dec 25 19:51 18h40.2m -19°45.3' Dec 12 02:16 06h38.6m +19°44.8' 2297 Dec 16 08:18 18h49.4m -21°11.1' Dec 29 12:54 06h50.3m +21°11.8' 2298 Dec 06 17:44 18h52.1m -22°50.7' Dec 19 15:15 06h52.9m +22°51.4' 2299 Dec 24 03:50 18h50.7m -24°31.3' Dec 09 18:43 06h50.6m +24°31.6' 2300 Nov 16 18:10 18h44.6m -26°01.5' Nov 30 00:27 06h44.5m +26°01.6'
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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