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Lunar Standstills — 1970s

Astronomy Moon Lunar Standstill 1970s
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1970s
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Standstill Extremes
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Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Northern Maximum15 March 1970, 02:30:44.841 UTC+28.5168°86.56°First Quarter52.3% illuminatedAge: 7 days 8 hours 48 minutes 19.868 seconds
Northern Minimum24 September 1978, 04:47:29.408 UTC+18.1618°90.64°Waning Gibbous50.3% illuminatedAge: 21 days 12 hours 38 minutes 35.708 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Southern Maximum2 March 1970, 07:17:40.275 UTC-28.5293°266.70°Last Quarter36.9% illuminatedAge: 24 days 4 minutes 51.706 seconds
Southern Minimum11 September 1978, 02:12:32.778 UTC-18.1686°270.52°First Quarter60.9% illuminatedAge: 8 days 10 hours 3 minutes 39.078 seconds

1970
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill15 March, 02:30:44.841 UTC+28.5168°86.56°First Quarter52.3% illuminatedAge: 7 days 8 hours 48 minutes 19.868 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill13 December, 04:00:42.873 UTC+27.7703°84.26°Full Moon99.8% illuminatedAge: 14 days 6 hours 46 minutes 34.786 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill2 March, 07:17:40.275 UTC-28.5293°266.70°Last Quarter36.9% illuminatedAge: 24 days 4 minutes 51.706 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill27 December, 13:29:21.697 UTC-27.7872°263.86°Waning Crescent1.2% illuminatedAge: 28 days 16 hours 15 minutes 13.609 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1970

-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

1971
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill5 February, 15:59:50.253 UTC+27.8868°83.57°First Quarter80.3% illuminatedAge: 9 days 17 hours 4 minutes 43.907 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill3 December, 03:18:26.146 UTC+26.7987°81.31°Full Moon99.0% illuminatedAge: 15 days 1 hour 32 minutes 39.669 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill20 February, 09:45:17.974 UTC-27.8909°263.89°Last Quarter30.8% illuminatedAge: 24 days 10 hours 50 minutes 11.628 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill17 December, 11:44:54.683 UTC-26.7887°261.35°Waning Crescent0.2% illuminatedAge: 29 days 9 hours 59 minutes 8.207 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1971

-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

1972
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill26 January, 20:44:35.587 UTC+26.8469°81.22°Waxing Gibbous85.5% illuminatedAge: 10 days 9 hours 52 minutes 12.397 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill19 December, 18:31:47.213 UTC+25.4690°79.02°Waxing Gibbous99.3% illuminatedAge: 13 days 22 hours 7 minutes 44.679 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill13 January, 20:04:32.323 UTC-26.8355°261.31°Waning Crescent7.5% illuminatedAge: 27 days 1 hour 1 minute 46.239 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill6 December, 06:58:06.051 UTC-25.4565°259.04°New Moon0.2% illuminatedAge: 10 hours 34 minutes 3.517 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1972

-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

1973
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill16 January, 04:20:02.615 UTC+25.4806°78.73°Waxing Gibbous89.8% illuminatedAge: 11 days 12 hours 37 minutes 34.361 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill10 December, 00:54:28.041 UTC+23.9025°77.43°Waxing Gibbous100.0% illuminatedAge: 15 days 4 hours 59 minutes 22.256 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill2 January, 13:23:26.876 UTC-25.4808°259.02°Waning Crescent4.0% illuminatedAge: 27 days 16 hours 59 minutes 25.342 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill26 November, 02:00:25.432 UTC-23.8992°257.51°New Moon1.5% illuminatedAge: 1 day 6 hours 5 minutes 19.647 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1973

-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

1974
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill6 January, 12:27:20.797 UTC+23.9001°77.45°Waxing Gibbous94.0% illuminatedAge: 12 days 21 hours 20 minutes 20.466 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill27 December, 19:29:07.901 UTC+22.2197°77.56°Waxing Gibbous97.5% illuminatedAge: 14 days 3 hours 4 minutes 23.202 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill19 January, 14:31:37.162 UTC-23.8785°257.57°Waning Crescent12.7% illuminatedAge: 25 days 23 hours 24 minutes 36.831 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill16 November, 00:25:56.899 UTC-22.2232°257.22°New Moon4.3% illuminatedAge: 1 day 23 hours 32 minutes 44.246 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1974

-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

1975
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill24 January, 07:02:00.693 UTC+22.1194°78.00°First Quarter85.0% illuminatedAge: 11 days 20 hours 42 minutes 25.342 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill20 November, 17:15:44.733 UTC+20.5999°78.49°Full Moon96.7% illuminatedAge: 17 days 4 hours 10 minutes 58.761 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill9 January, 16:26:26.991 UTC-22.1996°257.82°Waning Crescent7.2% illuminatedAge: 27 days 1 minute 43.293 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill6 November, 04:37:14.103 UTC-20.5976°258.53°New Moon9.3% illuminatedAge: 2 days 15 hours 32 minutes 28.131 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1975

-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

1976
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill14 January, 11:26:27.193 UTC+20.5452°79.22°Waxing Gibbous91.4% illuminatedAge: 12 days 20 hours 46 minutes 25.693 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill13 October, 18:56:22.774 UTC+19.2618°81.19°Waning Gibbous74.6% illuminatedAge: 19 days 23 hours 1 minute 30.773 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill27 January, 08:44:06.029 UTC-20.4716°259.64°Last Quarter15.9% illuminatedAge: 25 days 18 hours 4 minutes 4.529 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill26 October, 15:22:29.168 UTC-19.2545°261.28°Waxing Crescent16.6% illuminatedAge: 3 days 10 hours 12 minutes 51.247 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1976

-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

1977
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill3 January, 15:40:10.861 UTC+19.3022°82.05°Waxing Gibbous96.6% illuminatedAge: 13 days 13 hours 32 minutes 25.604 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill4 October, 00:02:48.422 UTC+18.3989°85.50°Waning Gibbous63.2% illuminatedAge: 20 days 14 hours 40 minutes 1.998 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill17 January, 00:16:58.464 UTC-19.2345°262.30°Waning Crescent8.9% illuminatedAge: 26 days 22 hours 9 minutes 13.207 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill17 October, 09:31:47.349 UTC-18.4061°265.60°Waxing Crescent26.5% illuminatedAge: 4 days 13 hours 1 minute 5.996 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1977

-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

1978
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill15 December, 06:49:15.236 UTC+18.5055°91.52°Full Moon99.3% illuminatedAge: 14 days 22 hours 29 minutes 48.739 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill24 September, 04:47:29.408 UTC+18.1618°90.64°Waning Gibbous50.3% illuminatedAge: 21 days 12 hours 38 minutes 35.708 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill7 January, 18:14:22.178 UTC-18.5351°267.03°Waning Crescent3.2% illuminatedAge: 28 days 41 minutes 39.41 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill11 September, 02:12:32.778 UTC-18.1686°270.52°First Quarter60.9% illuminatedAge: 8 days 10 hours 3 minutes 39.078 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1978

-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

1979
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill5 December, 15:15:59.229 UTC+19.0981°96.16°Full Moon95.8% illuminatedAge: 15 days 21 hours 12 minutes 21.728 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill7 March, 04:22:57.828 UTC+18.2964°92.94°First Quarter64.6% illuminatedAge: 8 days 11 hours 37 minutes 45.029 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill20 December, 01:36:46.196 UTC-19.1352°276.78°New Moon0.8% illuminatedAge: 17 hours 13 minutes 23.492 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill21 March, 16:20:18.201 UTC-18.3114°273.12°Last Quarter47.8% illuminatedAge: 22 days 23 hours 35 minutes 5.401 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1979

-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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