Last night, I was looking at the moon. It was noticibly larger than the night before. This was easy to judge, as it was very close to Jupiter and Saturn which help as size references. These planets look to be about 10 degrees apart. So looking at the moon again tonight, it will be easy to tell about how far the moon moved east in 24 hours. Sorry, don't know the exact declination, except that since the moon is so very close to Jupiter and Saturn, it must be almost on the ecliptic.
John Carmichael \>When planning your solstice celebrations, the lunar perigee will be an >additional focus this year. An interesting point is that your sundials will >act as moondials on that night when the moon is full. The location of the >moon is directly opposite the sun so the time is displaced by 12 hours. By >the moon, a reading of 10:00 will be 10:00 pm. The solar shadow in the will >be in the same position at 10:00 am. > >What about the declination? I know it will be large and positive but does >anyone here know the lunar declination on 21/22 Dec when the moon is full? > >Roger Bailey >N51 W115 > >
