The Role of Orion, the Hyades, and the Pleiades
in Indicating Standstills of the Moon


StarryNight Pro Plus 7
0420 Hours, 13 January 1680
Primary Minor Lunar Standstill, 13 January
Solstice, 20 December
Lunar Disk 91.6% Illuminated

 

StarryNight Pro Plus 7
0420 Hours, 15 September 1680
Secondary Standstill, 15 September
Equinox, 22 September
Lunar Disk 50% Illuminated

 

StarryNight Pro Plus 7
0018 Hours, 17 March 1690
Primary Major Lunar Standstill, 17 March
Equinox, 19 March
Lunar Disk 42.3% Illuminated

 

StarryNight Pro Plus 7
0620 Hours, 15 December 1690
Secondary Major Standstill, 16 December
Solstice, 20 December
Lunar Disk 99% Illuminated

 

StarryNight Pro Plus 7
0018 Hours, 9 March 1699
Secondary Minor Lunar Standstill, 9 March
Equinox, 20 March
Lunar Disk 53.3% Illuminated

 

StarryNight Pro Plus 7
1841 Hours, 7 December 1699
Primary Minor Lunar Standstill, 8 December
Solstice, 21 December
Lunar Disk 98% Illuminated

 

StarryNight Pro Plus 7
2320 Hours, 5 January 1708
Secondary Major Lunar Standstill,  6 January
Solstice, 22 December 1707
Lunar Disk 90% Illuminated

 

StarryNight Pro Plus 7
0140 Hours, 8 September 1708
Primary Major Lunar Standstill, 8 September
Equinox, 22 September
Lunar Disk 42.9% Illuminated

 

StarryNight Pro Plus 7
0040 Hours, 24 January 1717
Secondary Minor Lunar Standstill, 24 January
Solstice, 21 December 1716
Lunar Disk 87.3% Illuminated

 

StarryNight Pro Plus 7
0040 Hours, 27 September 1717
Primary Minor Lunar Standstill, 27 September
Equinox, 23 September
Lunar Disk 46.7% Illuminated

 

StarryNight Pro Plus 7
0056 Hours, 18 September 1745
Equinox, 22 September
Lunar Disk 50% Illuminated