>almanac lost...there is a program that will do this..i'll see if i can find it > >Roger Bailey wrote: > >> When planning your solstice celebrations, the lunar perigee will be an >> additional focus this year. An interesting point is that your sundials will >> act as moondials on that night when the moon is full. The location of the >> moon is directly opposite the sun so the time is displaced by 12 hours. By >> the moon, a reading of 10:00 will be 10:00 pm. The solar shadow in the will >> be in the same position at 10:00 am. >> >> What about the declination? I know it will be large and positive but does >> anyone here know the lunar declination on 21/22 Dec when the moon is full? >> Here are the basic positions over this period at 0h UT
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