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Lunar Standstills — 2020s

Astronomy Moon Lunar Standstill 2020s
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2020s
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Standstill Extremes
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Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Northern Maximum7 March 2025, 16:22:49.614 UTC+28.7122°89.94°First Quarter61.0% illuminatedAge: 7 days 15 hours 38 minutes 0.095 seconds
Northern Minimum10 January 2020, 06:23:18.984 UTC+23.2480°102.43°Waxing Gibbous99.6% illuminatedAge: 15 days 1 hour 10 minutes 11.235 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Southern Maximum22 March 2025, 07:50:48.268 UTC-28.7217°270.19°Waning Gibbous51.7% illuminatedAge: 22 days 7 hours 5 minutes 58.749 seconds
Southern Minimum23 January 2020, 04:13:12.193 UTC-23.2505°282.50°Waning Crescent3.1% illuminatedAge: 27 days 23 hours 4.445 seconds

2020
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill3 December, 01:53:25.894 UTC+24.9082°101.55°Full Moon93.2% illuminatedAge: 17 days 20 hours 46 minutes 14.624 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill10 January, 06:23:18.984 UTC+23.2480°102.43°Waxing Gibbous99.6% illuminatedAge: 15 days 1 hour 10 minutes 11.235 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill15 December, 22:50:48.030 UTC-24.9046°281.56°New Moon2.3% illuminatedAge: 1 day 6 hours 34 minutes 12.961 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill23 January, 04:13:12.193 UTC-23.2505°282.50°Waning Crescent3.1% illuminatedAge: 27 days 23 hours 4.445 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2020

-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

2021
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill22 November, 23:13:30.787 UTC+26.3634°99.70°Full Moon88.9% illuminatedAge: 18 days 1 hour 58 minutes 54.103 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill26 January, 16:09:41.629 UTC+24.9192°101.19°Waxing Gibbous95.0% illuminatedAge: 13 days 11 hours 9 minutes 30.884 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill6 December, 03:35:31.636 UTC-26.3514°280.12°New Moon5.1% illuminatedAge: 1 day 19 hours 52 minutes 29.903 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill12 January, 08:58:48.761 UTC-24.8935°281.52°Waning Crescent0.9% illuminatedAge: 28 days 16 hours 42 minutes 13.693 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2021

-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

2022
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill12 November, 14:13:42.888 UTC+27.5154°96.93°Waning Gibbous84.2% illuminatedAge: 18 days 3 hours 25 minutes 0.423 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill16 January, 11:12:19.808 UTC+26.3278°99.44°Waxing Gibbous97.8% illuminatedAge: 13 days 16 hours 38 minutes 49.421 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill30 October, 01:31:27.763 UTC-27.5176°277.27°Waxing Crescent25.7% illuminatedAge: 4 days 14 hours 42 minutes 45.298 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill2 January, 13:23:26.871 UTC-26.3223°279.08°Waning Crescent0.1% illuminatedAge: 29 days 5 hours 40 minutes 25.138 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2022

-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

2023
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill5 October, 20:50:55.331 UTC+28.3122°94.33°Waning Gibbous57.1% illuminatedAge: 20 days 19 hours 11 minutes 6.66 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill6 January, 04:29:53.949 UTC+27.4249°97.10°Waxing Gibbous99.3% illuminatedAge: 13 days 18 hours 13 minutes 1.119 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill20 October, 10:21:36.317 UTC-28.3239°274.78°Waxing Crescent31.5% illuminatedAge: 5 days 16 hours 26 minutes 27.131 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill20 January, 05:08:38.515 UTC-27.4772°276.24°Waning Crescent4.3% illuminatedAge: 27 days 18 hours 51 minutes 45.684 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2023

-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

2024
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill24 September, 18:11:38.815 UTC+28.7048°91.86°Waning Gibbous50.4% illuminatedAge: 21 days 16 hours 16 minutes 3.447 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill23 January, 04:13:12.193 UTC+28.2230°93.35°Waxing Gibbous93.5% illuminatedAge: 11 days 16 hours 15 minutes 47.629 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill9 October, 11:57:08.917 UTC-28.6953°271.23°Waxing Crescent36.8% illuminatedAge: 6 days 17 hours 7 minutes 52.068 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill10 January, 07:15:50.058 UTC-28.1822°273.40°Waning Crescent2.1% illuminatedAge: 28 days 7 hours 43 minutes 47.934 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2024

-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

2025
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill7 March, 16:22:49.614 UTC+28.7122°89.94°First Quarter61.0% illuminatedAge: 7 days 15 hours 38 minutes 0.095 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill5 December, 23:00:41.998 UTC+28.2536°88.17°Full Moon98.3% illuminatedAge: 15 days 16 hours 13 minutes 25.903 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill22 March, 07:50:48.268 UTC-28.7217°270.19°Waning Gibbous51.7% illuminatedAge: 22 days 7 hours 5 minutes 58.749 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill19 December, 23:42:49.751 UTC-28.2247°267.41°Waning Crescent0.2% illuminatedAge: 29 days 16 hours 55 minutes 33.656 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2025

-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

2026 (Current Year)
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill25 February, 23:37:09.930 UTC+28.4150°86.71°First Quarter66.6% illuminatedAge: 8 days 11 hours 36 minutes 0.864 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill23 December, 12:40:43.919 UTC+27.6034°84.07°Waxing Gibbous99.4% illuminatedAge: 14 days 11 hours 48 minutes 52.808 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill11 March, 21:26:04.791 UTC-28.4037°266.67°Last Quarter45.5% illuminatedAge: 22 days 9 hours 24 minutes 55.725 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill9 December, 15:12:01.751 UTC-27.5863°264.09°New Moon0.5% illuminatedAge: 14 hours 20 minutes 10.641 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2026

-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

2027
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill16 February, 08:04:16.043 UTC+27.6945°83.63°First Quarter72.1% illuminatedAge: 9 days 16 hours 8 minutes 8.79 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill13 December, 16:53:03.682 UTC+26.5523°81.85°Full Moon99.9% illuminatedAge: 15 days 13 hours 28 minutes 37.176 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill2 February, 04:03:17.234 UTC-27.6913°264.34°Last Quarter17.2% illuminatedAge: 25 days 7 hours 38 minutes 54.005 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill29 November, 09:22:07.912 UTC-26.5583°261.67°New Moon1.7% illuminatedAge: 1 day 5 hours 57 minutes 41.406 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2027

-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

2028
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill10 January, 02:41:00.390 UTC+26.5899°81.21°Waxing Gibbous94.0% illuminatedAge: 13 days 6 hours 28 minutes 40.557 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill2 December, 19:01:05.400 UTC+25.1564°79.77°Full Moon99.4% illuminatedAge: 16 days 5 hours 43 minutes 3.222 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill22 January, 22:13:26.937 UTC-26.6021°261.39°Waning Crescent12.4% illuminatedAge: 26 days 2 hours 1 minute 7.105 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill15 December, 16:51:02.774 UTC-25.1609°259.37°Waning Crescent0.2% illuminatedAge: 29 days 3 hours 33 minutes 0.596 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2028

-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

2029
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Major Standstill Year

Northern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Northern Standstill26 January, 12:59:47.570 UTC+25.1507°79.50°First Quarter83.9% illuminatedAge: 11 days 19 hours 35 minutes 16.179 seconds
Minimum Northern Standstill22 November, 18:58:56.959 UTC+23.5429°78.53°Full Moon97.6% illuminatedAge: 16 days 14 hours 34 minutes 48.83 seconds

Southern Hemisphere

EventTimeDeclinationMoon Ecliptic LongitudeMoon Phase
Peak Southern Standstill12 January, 00:21:29.774 UTC-25.1764°259.20°Waning Crescent8.1% illuminatedAge: 26 days 22 hours 15 minutes 9.927 seconds
Minimum Southern Standstill5 December, 21:15:43.517 UTC-23.5431°257.74°New Moon0.1% illuminatedAge: 6 hours 23 minutes 35.045 seconds

Moon Declination Chart — 2029

-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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