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Lunar Standstills — 1940s

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1940s
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Standstill Extremes
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Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Northern Maximum13 October 1949, 16:28:15.496 UTC+28.5421°92.42°Waning Gibbous65.2% illuminatedAge: 21 days 4 hours 7 minutes 31.12 seconds
Northern Minimum3 April 1941, 17:01:36.363 UTC+18.1703°88.62°Waxing Crescent37.3% illuminatedAge: 6 days 20 hours 48 minutes 11.635 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Southern Maximum28 September 1949, 21:50:49.598 UTC-28.5303°272.10°Waxing Crescent47.2% illuminatedAge: 6 days 9 hours 30 minutes 5.222 seconds
Southern Minimum20 March 1941, 01:53:01.328 UTC-18.1553°268.56°Waning Gibbous50.6% illuminatedAge: 21 days 22 hours 51 minutes 25.223 seconds

1940
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill22 January, 03:22:17.526 UTC+19.0073°82.89°Waxing Gibbous89.3% illuminatedAge: 12 days 13 hours 30 minutes 2.715 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill24 September, 07:09:42.613 UTC+18.2943°85.86°Waning Gibbous54.7% illuminatedAge: 22 days 2 hours 54 minutes 56.741 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill7 January, 13:18:32.243 UTC-19.0966°262.40°Waning Crescent4.4% illuminatedAge: 27 days 15 hours 33 minutes 28.515 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill6 October, 19:57:48.301 UTC-18.2888°265.76°Waxing Crescent35.0% illuminatedAge: 5 days 7 hours 17 minutes 1.627 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1940

-28°-23°-18°0°+18°+23°+28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec▲ Northern Maximum△ Northern Minimum▼ Southern Maximum▽ Southern Minimum● Monthly Standstill× Equator Crossing▲△▼▽●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●××××××××××××××××××××××××××Declination (°)Day of YearTap or click markers to see details

1941
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill5 December, 14:42:57.243 UTC+18.5637°92.18°Full Moon97.1% illuminatedAge: 16 days 14 hours 39 minutes 40.099 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill3 April, 17:01:36.363 UTC+18.1703°88.62°Waxing Crescent37.3% illuminatedAge: 6 days 20 hours 48 minutes 11.635 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill18 December, 20:29:53.687 UTC-18.5786°272.57°New Moon0.5% illuminatedAge: 10 hours 12 minutes 1.881 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill20 March, 01:53:01.328 UTC-18.1553°268.56°Waning Gibbous50.6% illuminatedAge: 21 days 22 hours 51 minutes 25.223 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1941

-28°-23°-18°0°+18°+23°+28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec▲ Northern Maximum△ Northern Minimum▼ Southern Maximum▽ Southern Minimum● Monthly Standstill× Equator Crossing▲△▼▽●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●×××××××××××××××××××××××××××Declination (°)Day of YearTap or click markers to see details

1942
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill23 December, 04:43:41.875 UTC+19.3615°96.91°Full Moon99.6% illuminatedAge: 15 days 2 hours 44 minutes 41.566 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill25 February, 15:40:07.501 UTC+18.4176°93.71°First Quarter73.0% illuminatedAge: 10 days 5 hours 37 minutes 55.178 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill9 December, 11:49:10.009 UTC-19.3218°276.79°New Moon3.1% illuminatedAge: 1 day 9 hours 50 minutes 9.7 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill10 March, 23:25:00.443 UTC-18.4144°273.70°Last Quarter38.1% illuminatedAge: 23 days 13 hours 22 minutes 48.119 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1942

-28°-23°-18°0°+18°+23°+28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec▲ Northern Maximum△ Northern Minimum▼ Southern Maximum▽ Southern Minimum● Monthly Standstill× Equator Crossing▲△▼▽●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●×××××××××××××××××××××××××××Declination (°)Day of YearTap or click markers to see details

1943
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill13 December, 09:28:22.888 UTC+20.6316°100.19°Full Moon97.1% illuminatedAge: 15 days 18 hours 5 minutes 45.097 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill15 February, 19:31:45.113 UTC+19.2845°97.94°First Quarter83.3% illuminatedAge: 10 days 20 hours 3 minutes 6.962 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill27 December, 13:29:21.697 UTC-20.6408°280.42°New Moon0.3% illuminatedAge: 9 hours 39 minutes 32.779 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill2 February, 12:00:58.544 UTC-19.2951°277.93°Waning Crescent9.1% illuminatedAge: 26 days 23 hours 23 minutes 43.29 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1943

-28°-23°-18°0°+18°+23°+28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec▲ Northern Maximum△ Northern Minimum▼ Southern Maximum▽ Southern Minimum● Monthly Standstill× Equator Crossing▲△▼▽●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●××××××××××××××××××××××××××Declination (°)Day of YearTap or click markers to see details

1944
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill29 December, 21:43:59.826 UTC+22.2489°101.72°Full Moon99.9% illuminatedAge: 14 days 7 hours 9 minutes 39.921 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill5 February, 22:51:36.807 UTC+20.6223°100.25°Waxing Gibbous90.6% illuminatedAge: 11 days 7 hours 27 minutes 41.805 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill16 December, 22:49:49.053 UTC-22.2457°281.39°New Moon2.1% illuminatedAge: 1 day 8 hours 15 minutes 29.148 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill24 January, 01:02:19.137 UTC-20.6226°280.69°Waning Crescent3.8% illuminatedAge: 27 days 21 hours 12 minutes 30.219 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1944

-28°-23°-18°0°+18°+23°+28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec▲ Northern Maximum△ Northern Minimum▼ Southern Maximum▽ Southern Minimum● Monthly Standstill× Equator Crossing▲△▼▽●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●×××××××××××××××××××××××××××Declination (°)Day of YearTap or click markers to see details

1945
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill20 December, 01:36:45.229 UTC+23.9405°101.05°Full Moon98.7% illuminatedAge: 15 days 7 hours 30 minutes 24.995 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill26 January, 05:02:07.188 UTC+22.2449°101.46°Waxing Gibbous95.5% illuminatedAge: 11 days 23 hours 55 minutes 48.648 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill7 December, 03:34:32.498 UTC-23.9383°281.32°New Moon5.3% illuminatedAge: 2 days 9 hours 28 minutes 12.265 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill13 January, 08:04:47.116 UTC-22.2410°281.61°Waning Crescent1.0% illuminatedAge: 28 days 17 hours 30 minutes 27.211 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1945

-28°-23°-18°0°+18°+23°+28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec▲ Northern Maximum△ Northern Minimum▼ Southern Maximum▽ Southern Minimum● Monthly Standstill× Equator Crossing▲△▼▽●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●×××××××××××××××××××××××××××Declination (°)Day of YearTap or click markers to see details

1946
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill10 December, 07:46:21.820 UTC+25.5154°100.08°Full Moon96.2% illuminatedAge: 16 days 14 hours 22 minutes 50.135 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill16 January, 12:05:43.807 UTC+23.9361°101.11°Waxing Gibbous98.4% illuminatedAge: 12 days 23 hours 36 minutes 20.691 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill27 November, 01:07:28.544 UTC-25.5180°280.05°New Moon9.6% illuminatedAge: 3 days 7 hours 43 minutes 56.859 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill3 January, 09:40:40.149 UTC-23.9308°281.09°Waning Crescent0.0% illuminatedAge: 29 days 15 hours 34 minutes 19.915 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1946

-28°-23°-18°0°+18°+23°+28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec▲ Northern Maximum△ Northern Minimum▼ Southern Maximum▽ Southern Minimum● Monthly Standstill× Equator Crossing▲△▼▽●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●×××××××××××××××××××××××××××Declination (°)Day of YearTap or click markers to see details

1947
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill3 November, 06:35:18.535 UTC+26.8550°97.75°Waning Gibbous76.7% illuminatedAge: 20 days 25 minutes 26.394 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill6 January, 18:27:18.636 UTC+25.4983°99.50°Waxing Gibbous99.7% illuminatedAge: 14 days 5 hours 21 minutes 32.031 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill16 November, 17:19:40.397 UTC-26.8644°277.92°New Moon14.4% illuminatedAge: 3 days 21 hours 18 minutes 59.456 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill20 January, 12:13:45.476 UTC-25.5054°279.40°Waning Crescent3.1% illuminatedAge: 27 days 23 hours 7 minutes 58.872 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1947

-28°-23°-18°0°+18°+23°+28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec▲ Northern Maximum△ Northern Minimum▼ Southern Maximum▽ Southern Minimum● Monthly Standstill× Equator Crossing▲△▼▽●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●××××××××××××××××××××××××××Declination (°)Day of YearTap or click markers to see details

1948
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill23 October, 14:33:14.427 UTC+27.9036°95.13°Waning Gibbous71.1% illuminatedAge: 20 days 18 hours 51 minutes 40.542 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill24 January, 11:03:55.864 UTC+26.8625°97.24°Waxing Gibbous94.8% illuminatedAge: 13 days 3 hours 19 minutes 34.97 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill5 November, 09:12:40.239 UTC-27.8975°275.16°Waxing Crescent19.6% illuminatedAge: 4 days 3 hours 10 minutes 21.286 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill10 January, 06:13:04.782 UTC-26.8058°277.29°Waning Crescent1.1% illuminatedAge: 28 days 17 hours 20 minutes 4.55 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1948

-28°-23°-18°0°+18°+23°+28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec▲ Northern Maximum△ Northern Minimum▼ Southern Maximum▽ Southern Minimum● Monthly Standstill× Equator Crossing▲△▼▽●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●×××××××××××××××××××××××××××Declination (°)Day of YearTap or click markers to see details

1949
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill13 October, 16:28:15.496 UTC+28.5421°92.42°Waning Gibbous65.2% illuminatedAge: 21 days 4 hours 7 minutes 31.12 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill13 January, 12:20:38.512 UTC+27.8142°94.32°Waxing Gibbous97.2% illuminatedAge: 14 days 2 hours 36 minutes 16.304 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill28 September, 21:50:49.598 UTC-28.5303°272.10°Waxing Crescent47.2% illuminatedAge: 6 days 9 hours 30 minutes 5.222 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill26 January, 07:53:02.972 UTC-27.8603°274.02°Waning Crescent7.8% illuminatedAge: 26 days 22 hours 8 minutes 40.764 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1949

-28°-23°-18°0°+18°+23°+28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec▲ Northern Maximum△ Northern Minimum▼ Southern Maximum▽ Southern Minimum● Monthly Standstill× Equator Crossing▲△▼▽●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●×××××××××××××××××××××××××××Declination (°)Day of YearTap or click markers to see details

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