Hello All,
A general astronomy question for the list:
As I was noticing the full moon the other night, I wondered if it too
rises due east and sets due west on the equinox, as the sun does. Is
this the case?
Best,
Jim Tallman
www.artisanindustrials.com
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On March 20, the declination of the sun is 0, so it rises
due east and sets due west. The moons declination on that
day is almost -26 degrees so it rises south of east.
The full moon rise this past Tuesday was almost due east.
Unlike the sun, whose declination changes just a bit every
day, the de
> day, the declination of the moon changes a lot every day,
> since it goes through the cycle from maximum to minimum
> declination every month, while the sun takes a whole year
> to go through that cycle.
Yes, I knew that. And I heard as well that the moon's
extreme declinations vary from month t
>
> > day, the declination of the moon changes a lot every day,
> > since it goes through the cycle from maximum to minimum
> > declination every month, while the sun takes a whole year
> > to go through that cycle.
>
> Yes, I knew that. And I heard as well that the moon's
> extreme declinations
http://www.astropro.com/features/tables/cen21ce/mo-dcl-2006.html
here is a table for 2006.
Believe it or not I could only find this in an astrology website!
A.
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e Sun (in magenta) and Moon (in black) during 2006. It's apparent that
they're not related.
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