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Lunar Standstills — 1950s

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1950s
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Standstill Extremes
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Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Northern Maximum3 October 1950, 08:53:23.175 UTC+28.7173°88.95°Waning Gibbous59.3% illuminatedAge: 21 days 5 hours 24 minutes 43.322 seconds
Northern Minimum24 September 1959, 20:06:07.081 UTC+18.1763°88.15°Waning Gibbous52.6% illuminatedAge: 21 days 18 hours 10 minutes 41.027 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Southern Maximum19 September 1950, 03:07:25.886 UTC-28.7279°269.01°First Quarter53.1% illuminatedAge: 6 days 23 hours 38 minutes 46.033 seconds
Southern Minimum7 October 1959, 23:06:48.246 UTC-18.1856°267.91°Waxing Crescent36.4% illuminatedAge: 5 days 10 hours 36 minutes 5.931 seconds

1950
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill3 October, 08:53:23.175 UTC+28.7173°88.95°Waning Gibbous59.3% illuminatedAge: 21 days 5 hours 24 minutes 43.322 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill3 January, 09:39:36.397 UTC+28.3391°91.45°Waxing Gibbous98.9% illuminatedAge: 14 days 14 hours 44 minutes 14.105 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill19 September, 03:07:25.886 UTC-28.7279°269.01°First Quarter53.1% illuminatedAge: 6 days 23 hours 38 minutes 46.033 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill16 January, 10:19:47.789 UTC-28.3821°271.31°Waning Crescent4.7% illuminatedAge: 27 days 15 hours 24 minutes 25.497 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1950

-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

1951
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill16 March, 00:11:59.397 UTC+28.6542°87.57°First Quarter52.7% illuminatedAge: 8 days 3 hours 21 minutes 41.187 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill13 December, 18:46:08.947 UTC+28.0357°85.20°Full Moon99.7% illuminatedAge: 14 days 17 hours 46 minutes 4.334 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill2 March, 05:25:30.087 UTC-28.6508°267.59°Last Quarter35.8% illuminatedAge: 23 days 21 hours 32 minutes 0.208 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill27 December, 18:27:29.962 UTC-28.0594°264.97°Waning Crescent1.0% illuminatedAge: 28 days 17 hours 27 minutes 25.349 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1951

-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

1952
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill4 March, 12:22:30.604 UTC+28.1825°84.37°First Quarter59.2% illuminatedAge: 8 days 3 hours 6 minutes 45.774 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill2 December, 12:50:41.999 UTC+27.2442°82.38°Full Moon98.8% illuminatedAge: 14 days 23 hours 55 minutes 10.63 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill20 February, 13:28:16.488 UTC-28.1963°264.40°Last Quarter30.2% illuminatedAge: 24 days 15 hours 2 minutes 10.113 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill16 December, 21:24:53.466 UTC-27.2426°262.36°Waning Crescent0.2% illuminatedAge: 29 days 8 hours 29 minutes 22.097 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1952

-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

1953
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill26 January, 01:00:17.138 UTC+27.3145°81.62°Waxing Gibbous85.8% illuminatedAge: 10 days 10 hours 52 minutes 12.239 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill19 December, 20:29:58.339 UTC+26.0408°79.48°Waxing Gibbous99.4% illuminatedAge: 13 days 9 hours 42 minutes 13.314 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill9 February, 17:01:45.352 UTC-27.3172°261.61°Last Quarter24.5% illuminatedAge: 25 days 2 hours 53 minutes 40.453 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill6 December, 21:14:44.380 UTC-26.0334°259.61°New Moon0.3% illuminatedAge: 10 hours 26 minutes 59.354 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1953

-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

1954
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill16 January, 04:20:02.573 UTC+26.0694°79.43°Waxing Gibbous90.4% illuminatedAge: 11 days 1 hour 58 minutes 54.509 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill10 December, 01:46:36.604 UTC+24.5430°77.95°Full Moon100.0% illuminatedAge: 14 days 13 hours 16 minutes 25.95 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill3 January, 05:29:04.184 UTC-26.0607°259.52°Waning Crescent4.0% illuminatedAge: 27 days 18 hours 41 minutes 19.159 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill26 November, 19:07:39.584 UTC-24.5410°257.89°New Moon1.5% illuminatedAge: 1 day 6 hours 37 minutes 28.93 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1954

-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

1955
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill6 January, 12:27:29.676 UTC+24.5505°78.01°Waxing Gibbous94.4% illuminatedAge: 12 days 4 hours 54 minutes 32.34 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill30 November, 08:49:10.611 UTC+22.8964°76.78°Full Moon99.3% illuminatedAge: 15 days 20 hours 47 minutes 51.902 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill20 January, 09:22:53.420 UTC-24.5336°258.04°Waning Crescent12.6% illuminatedAge: 26 days 1 hour 49 minutes 56.085 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill16 November, 15:34:41.916 UTC-22.9008°257.02°New Moon4.2% illuminatedAge: 2 days 3 hours 33 minutes 23.206 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1955

-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

1956
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill24 January, 07:54:05.528 UTC+22.8154°77.39°First Quarter84.8% illuminatedAge: 11 days 4 hours 53 minutes 14.797 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill19 November, 19:14:25.807 UTC+21.2375°77.41°Full Moon97.0% illuminatedAge: 17 days 2 hours 30 minutes 58.522 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill10 January, 04:25:58.883 UTC-22.8835°257.19°Waning Crescent7.5% illuminatedAge: 26 days 21 hours 19 minutes 6.991 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill30 December, 05:28:49.193 UTC-21.2400°257.69°Waning Crescent3.3% illuminatedAge: 27 days 21 hours 16 minutes 29.063 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1956

-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

1957
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill13 January, 17:14:32.008 UTC+21.1774°77.93°Waxing Gibbous90.8% illuminatedAge: 12 days 15 hours 1 minute 8.9 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill10 November, 07:23:53.971 UTC+19.7551°79.55°Full Moon92.4% illuminatedAge: 18 days 2 hours 40 minutes 43.721 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill26 January, 12:07:45.962 UTC-21.1149°258.17°Last Quarter16.7% illuminatedAge: 25 days 9 hours 54 minutes 22.854 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill26 October, 17:40:22.286 UTC-19.7518°259.51°Waxing Crescent15.7% illuminatedAge: 3 days 12 hours 57 minutes 12.036 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1957

-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

1958
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill4 January, 01:21:58.165 UTC+19.7610°80.34°Waxing Gibbous96.0% illuminatedAge: 13 days 19 hours 10 minutes 19.017 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill4 October, 13:02:00.557 UTC+18.6732°83.30°Waning Gibbous65.1% illuminatedAge: 21 days 1 hour 4.69 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill16 January, 22:19:18.220 UTC-19.7082°260.79°Waning Crescent9.4% illuminatedAge: 26 days 16 hours 7 minutes 39.072 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill17 October, 04:56:48.025 UTC-18.6663°263.34°Waxing Crescent25.2% illuminatedAge: 4 days 8 hours 5 minutes 2.725 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1958

-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

1959
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill21 January, 19:04:28.473 UTC+18.6900°84.91°Waxing Gibbous90.3% illuminatedAge: 12 days 13 hours 30 minutes 51.858 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill24 September, 20:06:07.081 UTC+18.1763°88.15°Waning Gibbous52.6% illuminatedAge: 21 days 18 hours 10 minutes 41.027 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill7 January, 14:10:33.702 UTC-18.7579°264.83°Waning Crescent3.7% illuminatedAge: 27 days 20 hours 47 minutes 36.392 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill7 October, 23:06:48.246 UTC-18.1856°267.91°Waxing Crescent36.4% illuminatedAge: 5 days 10 hours 36 minutes 5.931 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1959

-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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