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Lunar Standstills — 2000s

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2000s
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Standstill Extremes
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Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Northern Maximum15 September 2006, 01:13:56.119 UTC+28.7198°89.11°Last Quarter44.0% illuminatedAge: 22 days 6 hours 4 minutes 9.844 seconds
Northern Minimum19 January 2000, 22:16:23.866 UTC+20.9446°101.43°Waxing Gibbous97.6% illuminatedAge: 13 days 4 hours 2 minutes 45.752 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Southern Maximum22 March 2006, 17:01:54.460 UTC-28.7215°270.81°Waning Gibbous51.1% illuminatedAge: 22 days 16 hours 31 minutes 8.167 seconds
Southern Minimum2 February 2000, 16:55:14.687 UTC-20.9407°281.74°Waning Crescent7.4% illuminatedAge: 26 days 22 hours 41 minutes 36.573 seconds

2000
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Minor Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill12 December, 21:08:46.465 UTC+22.5698°102.01°Full Moon96.7% illuminatedAge: 16 days 21 hours 57 minutes 28.535 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill19 January, 22:16:23.866 UTC+20.9446°101.43°Waxing Gibbous97.6% illuminatedAge: 13 days 4 hours 2 minutes 45.752 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill26 December, 09:47:52.451 UTC-22.5790°282.42°New Moon0.4% illuminatedAge: 16 hours 26 minutes 15.555 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill2 February, 16:55:14.687 UTC-20.9407°281.74°Waning Crescent7.4% illuminatedAge: 26 days 22 hours 41 minutes 36.573 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2000

-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

2001
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill3 December, 06:57:53.052 UTC+24.2476°101.77°Full Moon93.1% illuminatedAge: 18 days 17 minutes 54.058 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill9 January, 08:41:43.271 UTC+22.5735°102.25°Waxing Gibbous99.6% illuminatedAge: 14 days 15 hours 20 minutes 6.375 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill16 December, 07:40:26.995 UTC-24.2519°281.71°New Moon2.3% illuminatedAge: 1 day 10 hours 53 minutes 3.827 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill22 January, 16:13:38.179 UTC-22.5709°282.53°Waning Crescent3.1% illuminatedAge: 27 days 22 hours 52 minutes 1.283 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2001

-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

2002
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill23 November, 12:05:24.274 UTC+25.8138°100.15°Full Moon88.8% illuminatedAge: 18 days 15 hours 30 minutes 57.631 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill27 January, 01:51:53.810 UTC+24.2692°101.47°Waxing Gibbous95.2% illuminatedAge: 13 days 12 hours 23 minutes 17.979 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill6 December, 06:57:55.298 UTC-25.8104°280.16°New Moon5.2% illuminatedAge: 1 day 23 hours 23 minutes 33.346 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill12 January, 15:30:53.727 UTC-24.2404°281.74°Waning Crescent0.9% illuminatedAge: 28 days 18 hours 43 minutes 30.559 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2002

-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

2003
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill13 November, 10:30:17.624 UTC+27.1084°98.12°Waning Gibbous83.8% illuminatedAge: 18 days 21 hours 39 minutes 59.13 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill17 January, 02:01:44.731 UTC+25.7948°99.76°Waxing Gibbous97.8% illuminatedAge: 14 days 5 hours 38 minutes 54.539 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill26 November, 09:45:08.227 UTC-27.0949°278.21°New Moon8.9% illuminatedAge: 2 days 10 hours 46 minutes 11.268 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill2 January, 17:25:44.038 UTC-25.7837°280.32°Waning Crescent0.1% illuminatedAge: 29 days 9 hours 51 minutes 22.087 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2003

-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

2004
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill2 November, 01:31:30.188 UTC+28.0429°95.27°Waning Gibbous78.5% illuminatedAge: 18 days 22 hours 43 minutes 14.495 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill6 January, 21:36:46.974 UTC+27.0332°97.51°Waxing Gibbous99.4% illuminatedAge: 14 days 11 hours 53 minutes 46.909 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill19 October, 07:45:01.127 UTC-28.0461°275.16°Waxing Crescent32.2% illuminatedAge: 5 days 4 hours 56 minutes 45.434 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill20 January, 06:13:36.699 UTC-27.0722°277.30°Waning Crescent3.8% illuminatedAge: 27 days 20 hours 30 minutes 36.634 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2004

-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

2005
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill25 September, 07:03:50.237 UTC+28.5910°92.49°Last Quarter50.0% illuminatedAge: 21 days 12 hours 18 minutes 24.494 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill22 January, 19:55:53.465 UTC+27.9730°94.56°Waxing Gibbous93.9% illuminatedAge: 12 days 7 hours 53 minutes 4.21 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill9 October, 17:04:34.319 UTC-28.6009°272.50°Waxing Crescent38.1% illuminatedAge: 6 days 6 hours 36 minutes 41.154 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill9 January, 11:21:35.080 UTC-27.9377°274.57°Waning Crescent1.8% illuminatedAge: 28 days 9 hours 52 minutes 33.323 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2005

-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

2006
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill15 September, 01:13:56.119 UTC+28.7198°89.11°Last Quarter44.0% illuminatedAge: 22 days 6 hours 4 minutes 9.844 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill6 December, 04:07:53.678 UTC+28.3982°88.91°Full Moon98.1% illuminatedAge: 15 days 5 hours 49 minutes 53.981 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill22 March, 17:01:54.460 UTC-28.7215°270.81°Waning Gibbous51.1% illuminatedAge: 22 days 16 hours 31 minutes 8.167 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill20 December, 13:36:15.660 UTC-28.3744°268.32°Waning Crescent0.2% illuminatedAge: 29 days 15 hours 18 minutes 15.963 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2006

-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

2007
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill25 February, 23:37:18.824 UTC+28.5936°87.69°First Quarter67.7% illuminatedAge: 8 days 7 hours 23 minutes 0.639 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill23 December, 14:25:51.293 UTC+27.9091°85.11°Waxing Gibbous99.5% illuminatedAge: 13 days 20 hours 45 minutes 26.454 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill12 March, 16:20:30.700 UTC-28.6015°267.75°Last Quarter44.9% illuminatedAge: 23 days 6 minutes 12.515 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill10 December, 10:03:42.816 UTC-27.8983°265.55°New Moon0.6% illuminatedAge: 16 hours 23 minutes 17.977 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2007

-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

2008
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill16 February, 06:39:28.069 UTC+28.0336°84.98°First Quarter73.5% illuminatedAge: 9 days 2 hours 54 minutes 57.133 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill12 December, 18:48:20.470 UTC+27.0131°82.43°Full Moon99.9% illuminatedAge: 15 days 1 hour 53 minutes 45.046 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill1 March, 07:50:38.029 UTC-28.0210°264.61°Last Quarter38.5% illuminatedAge: 23 days 4 hours 6 minutes 7.094 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill29 November, 02:49:55.329 UTC-27.0149°262.63°New Moon1.9% illuminatedAge: 1 day 9 hours 55 minutes 19.905 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2008

-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

2009
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill5 February, 15:07:17.732 UTC+27.0736°82.09°First Quarter78.8% illuminatedAge: 10 days 7 hours 12 minutes 0.932 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill2 December, 23:56:05.756 UTC+25.7604°80.19°Full Moon99.3% illuminatedAge: 16 days 4 hours 42 minutes 22.183 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill22 January, 13:56:16.658 UTC-27.0723°261.96°Waning Crescent12.3% illuminatedAge: 26 days 1 hour 33 minutes 54.108 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill16 December, 02:33:13.898 UTC-25.7567°259.82°Waning Crescent0.2% illuminatedAge: 29 days 7 hours 19 minutes 30.324 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2009

-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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SciPy1.18.0
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