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1990s
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Standstill Extremes
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Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Northern Maximum5 February 1990, 12:49:56.291 UTC+27.5068°82.66°First Quarter79.5% illuminatedAge: 9 days 17 hours 29 minutes 54.53 seconds
Northern Minimum16 March 1997, 09:21:38.876 UTC+18.1432°90.27°First Quarter54.0% illuminatedAge: 7 days 8 hours 7 minutes 4.044 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Southern Maximum19 February 1990, 18:35:53.620 UTC-27.4938°262.87°Last Quarter31.4% illuminatedAge: 23 days 23 hours 15 minutes 51.859 seconds
Southern Minimum31 March 1997, 00:49:32.989 UTC-18.1556°270.40°Waning Gibbous58.7% illuminatedAge: 21 days 23 hours 34 minutes 58.158 seconds

1990
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill5 February, 12:49:56.291 UTC+27.5068°82.66°First Quarter79.5% illuminatedAge: 9 days 17 hours 29 minutes 54.53 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill3 December, 00:55:21.868 UTC+26.3001°80.77°Full Moon99.1% illuminatedAge: 15 days 15 hours 50 minutes 47.489 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill19 February, 18:35:53.620 UTC-27.4938°262.87°Last Quarter31.4% illuminatedAge: 23 days 23 hours 15 minutes 51.859 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill16 December, 19:39:58.384 UTC-26.2892°260.68°Waning Crescent0.2% illuminatedAge: 29 days 10 hours 35 minutes 24.005 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1990

-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

1991
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill26 January, 22:09:26.844 UTC+26.3292°80.65°First Quarter84.9% illuminatedAge: 10 days 22 hours 19 minutes 48.284 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill20 December, 17:39:30.792 UTC+24.8727°78.59°Waxing Gibbous99.3% illuminatedAge: 14 days 13 hours 43 minutes 12.911 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill13 January, 01:13:05.927 UTC-26.3289°260.25°Waning Crescent7.8% illuminatedAge: 26 days 20 hours 51 minutes 26.316 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill6 December, 13:50:03.586 UTC-24.8612°258.54°New Moon0.2% illuminatedAge: 9 hours 53 minutes 45.706 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1991

-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

1992
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill17 January, 05:11:24.071 UTC+24.8688°78.75°Waxing Gibbous89.6% illuminatedAge: 12 days 6 hours 1 minute 49.288 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill9 December, 22:56:41.826 UTC+23.2288°77.74°Waxing Gibbous100.0% illuminatedAge: 15 days 13 hours 45 minutes 23.786 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill2 January, 20:15:30.343 UTC-24.8806°258.59°Waning Crescent4.1% illuminatedAge: 27 days 16 hours 19 minutes 12.462 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill25 November, 13:08:29.737 UTC-23.2269°257.85°New Moon1.6% illuminatedAge: 1 day 3 hours 57 minutes 11.697 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1992

-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

1993
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill6 January, 08:44:40.698 UTC+23.2183°77.50°Waxing Gibbous93.9% illuminatedAge: 13 days 8 hours 1 minute 49.962 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill30 November, 03:41:26.374 UTC+21.5425°78.06°Full Moon99.2% illuminatedAge: 16 days 6 hours 7 minutes 6.112 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill19 January, 03:24:46.761 UTC-23.1879°257.69°Waning Crescent12.5% illuminatedAge: 26 days 2 hours 41 minutes 56.025 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill15 November, 17:20:39.407 UTC-21.5402°258.13°New Moon4.6% illuminatedAge: 1 day 19 hours 46 minutes 19.146 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1993

-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

1994
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill23 January, 21:20:05.397 UTC+21.4350°78.48°First Quarter85.3% illuminatedAge: 11 days 22 hours 9 minutes 44.819 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill24 October, 01:40:36.609 UTC+20.0211°79.78°Waning Gibbous82.6% illuminatedAge: 18 days 21 hours 45 minutes 28.868 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill9 January, 13:16:32.932 UTC-21.5106°258.47°Waning Crescent7.0% illuminatedAge: 27 days 3 hours 49 minutes 39.359 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill6 November, 03:12:26.418 UTC-20.0149°259.68°New Moon9.7% illuminatedAge: 2 days 13 hours 36 minutes 57.427 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1994

-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

1995
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill13 January, 22:22:15.668 UTC+19.9844°80.48°Waxing Gibbous92.0% illuminatedAge: 12 days 11 hours 26 minutes 38.09 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill14 October, 04:27:46.711 UTC+18.8502°83.14°Waning Gibbous72.9% illuminatedAge: 19 days 11 hours 33 minutes 2.099 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill27 January, 12:06:29.110 UTC-19.8913°260.72°Last Quarter15.6% illuminatedAge: 26 days 1 hour 10 minutes 51.531 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill27 October, 19:36:55.381 UTC-18.8555°262.95°Waxing Crescent17.4% illuminatedAge: 3 days 15 hours 42.881 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1995

-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

1996
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill4 January, 03:39:14.079 UTC+18.9355°84.42°Waxing Gibbous97.3% illuminatedAge: 13 days 1 hour 16 minutes 49.91 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill3 October, 08:53:08.693 UTC+18.2151°87.78°Waning Gibbous61.0% illuminatedAge: 20 days 9 hours 45 minutes 51.543 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill18 January, 05:10:26.925 UTC-18.8566°264.38°Waning Crescent8.2% illuminatedAge: 27 days 2 hours 48 minutes 2.755 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill20 September, 11:23:11.137 UTC-18.2240°267.78°First Quarter50.1% illuminatedAge: 7 days 12 hours 15 minutes 53.987 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1996

-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

1997
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill14 December, 23:44:10.457 UTC+18.6644°94.13°Full Moon98.9% illuminatedAge: 14 days 21 hours 30 minutes 10.553 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill16 March, 09:21:38.876 UTC+18.1432°90.27°First Quarter54.0% illuminatedAge: 7 days 8 hours 7 minutes 4.044 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill29 December, 10:37:32.258 UTC-18.6721°274.43°Waning Crescent0.3% illuminatedAge: 29 days 8 hours 23 minutes 32.354 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill31 March, 00:49:32.989 UTC-18.1556°270.40°Waning Gibbous58.7% illuminatedAge: 21 days 23 hours 34 minutes 58.158 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1997

-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

1998
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill5 December, 11:01:12.494 UTC+19.5248°98.25°Full Moon95.2% illuminatedAge: 16 days 6 hours 34 minutes 26.971 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill6 March, 22:23:21.505 UTC+18.5223°95.41°First Quarter66.6% illuminatedAge: 8 days 4 hours 57 minutes 26.217 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill19 December, 21:01:56.558 UTC-19.5756°278.34°New Moon1.0% illuminatedAge: 22 hours 19 minutes 35.28 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill22 February, 08:18:24.264 UTC-18.5243°275.43°Last Quarter23.7% illuminatedAge: 25 days 2 hours 17 minutes 33.714 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1998

-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

1999
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill23 December, 10:43:27.091 UTC+20.9523°101.34°Full Moon99.2% illuminatedAge: 15 days 12 hours 11 minutes 49.795 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill25 February, 14:47:46.197 UTC+19.5318°99.02°First Quarter76.9% illuminatedAge: 9 days 8 hours 9 minutes 5.191 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill10 December, 02:39:13.412 UTC-20.9389°281.05°New Moon4.2% illuminatedAge: 2 days 4 hours 7 minutes 36.117 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill12 February, 15:00:19.097 UTC-19.5194°279.25°Waning Crescent14.3% illuminatedAge: 25 days 23 hours 14 minutes 15.16 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 1999

-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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