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MOON TEACHINGS FOR THE MASSES
The following table lists the dates, phases, and declinations for the Moon at the
southernmost and northernmost extremes for each month during the period 2008-2010.
These data were derived using the
'Ephemeris Generator' available through JPL.
| DATES OF LUNAR EXTREMES DURING THE YEARS 2008-2010 (Years of the Major Lunar Standstill, Peak of the 18.6-year cycle, are 2006 and 2024-25) |
Moon @ Southern Limit | | Moon @ Northern Limit |
| Date | Lunar Phase | Declination | |
Date | Lunar Phase | Declination |
| Jan. 7, 2008 | 1 day before new | -27°51' | | Jan. 20, 2008 | 3 days before full | +27°59'
| | Feb. 3, 2008 | 4 days before new | -28°01' | | Feb. 16, 2008 | 5 days before full | +27°58'
| | March 1, 2008 | 7 days before new | -27°57' | | March 14, 2008 | 1st quarter near Equinox | +27°45'
| | March 29, 2008 | 3rd quarter near Equinox | -27°49' | | April 11, 2008 | 5 days after new | +27°44'
| | April 25, 2008 | 5 days after full | -27°41' | | May 8, 2008 | 2 days after new | +27°37'
| | May 22, 2008 | 2 days after full | -27°31' | | June 4, 2008 | New Moon | +27°16'
| | June 18, 2008 | Full Moon near Summer Solstice | -27°24' | | July 2, 2008 | 1 day before new | +27°31'
| | July 16, 2008 | 2 days before full | -27°28' | | July 29, 2008 | 3 days before new | +27°31'
| | Aug. 12, 2008 | 5 days before full | -27°36' | | Aug. 26, 2008 | 5 days before new | +27°24'
| | Sept. 8, 2008 | 1st quarter near Equinox | -27°29' | | Sept. 22, 2008 | 3rd quarter near Equinox | +27°25'
| | Oct. 6, 2008 | 1st quarter near Equinox | -27°15' | | Oct. 19, 2008 | 4 days after full | +27°16'
| | Nov. 2, 2008 | 4 days after new | -27°08' | | Nov. 15, 2008 | 2 days after full | +26°57'
| | Nov. 29, 2008 | 1 day after new | -27°00' | | Dec. 13, 2008 | Full Moon near Winter Solstice | +26°58'
| | Dec. 26, 2008 | New Moon near Winter Solstice | -26°57' | | Jan. 9, 2009 | 2 days before full | +27°00'
| | Jan. 23, 2009 | 3 days before new | -26°58' | | Feb. 6, 2009 | 4 days before full | +26°57'
| | Feb. 19, 2009 | 6 days before new | -27°02' | | March 5, 2009 | 1st quarter near Equinox | +26°58'
| | March 18, 2009 | 3rd quarter near Equinox | -26°52' | | April 1, 2009 | 5 days after new | +26°45'
| | April 15, 2009 | 5 days after full | -26°32' | | April 28, 2009 | 3 days after new | +26°26'
| | May 12, 2009 | 3 days after full | -26°28' | | May 26, 2009 | 2 days after new | +26°22'
| | June 8, 2009 | Full Moon near Summer Solstice | -26°25' | | June 22, 2009 | 1 day before new | +26°25'
| | July 5, 2009 | 2 days before full | -26°23' | | July 20, 2009 | 2 days before new | +26°16'
| | Aug. 2, 2009 | 3 days before full | -26°21' | | Aug. 16, 2009 | 4 days before new | +26°26'
| | Aug. 29, 2009 | 7 days before full | -26°22' | | Sept. 11-12, 2009 | 3rd quarter near Equinox | +26°15'
| | Sept. 25, 2009 | ~1st quarter near Equinox | -26°09' | | Oct. 9-10, 2009 | 5 days after full | +25°54'
| | Oct. 23, 2009 | 5 days after new | -25°46' | | Nov. 5-6, 2009 | 3 days after full | +25°45'
| | Nov. 19, 2009 | 2 days after new | -25°46' | | Dec. 2-3, 2009 | 1 day after full | +25°46'
| | Dec. 16, 2009 | New Moon near Winter Solstice | -25°45' | | Dec. 30-31, 2009 | 2 days before full | +25°37'
| | Jan. 12, 2010 | 3 days before new | -25°42' | | Jan. 27, 2010 | 3 days before full | +25°46'
| | Feb. 9, 2010 | 5 days before new | -25°39' | | Feb. 23, 2010 | 6 days before full | +25°35'
| | March 8, 2010 | 3rd quarter near Equinox | -25°33' | | March 23, 2010 | 1st quarter near Equinox | +25°14'
| | April 4, 2010 | 5 days after full | -25°16' | | April 19, 2010 | 4 days after new | +25°07'
| | May 2, 2010 | 4 days after full | -24°59' | | May 16, 2010 | 2 days after new | +25°02'
| | May 29, 2010 | 1 day after full | -25°01' | | June 12, 2010 | New Moon near Summer Solstice | +24°57'
| | June 25, 2010 | ~Full Moon near Summer Solstice | -24°59' | | July 10, 2010 | 2 days before new | +24°58'
| | July 22, 2010 | 4 days before full | -24°52' | | Aug. 6, 2010 | 4 days before new | +24°58'
| | Aug. 19, 2010 | 6 days before full | -24°52' | | Sept. 2, 2010 | 3rd quarter near Equinox | +24°38'
| | Sept. 15, 2010 | 1st quarter near Equinox | -24°42' | | Sept. 30, 2010 | 7 days after full | +24°30'
| | Oct. 12, 2010 | 4 days after new | -24°22' | | Oct. 27, 2010 | 4 days after full | +24°19'
| | Nov. 9, 2010 | 3 days after new | -24°12' | | Nov. 23, 2010 | 1 day after full | +24°12'
| | Dec. 6, 2010 | New Moon near Winter Solstice | -24°13' | | Dec. 21, 2010 | Full Moon ON Winter Solstice TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE | +24°04'
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A project conceived by Dr. Judith S. Young
Professor of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
e-mail: Steve Schneider
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