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 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. > > 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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
