Celestine API Documentation - v0.2.0
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    Function moonMeanAscendingNode

    • Calculates the Moon's longitude of the ascending node (mean node).

      Parameters

      • T: number

        Julian centuries from J2000.0

      Returns number

      Longitude of ascending node in degrees

      The ascending node is where the Moon's orbit crosses the ecliptic going north. This is the "mean" node - it doesn't include short-period oscillations.

      The node regresses (moves backward) through the zodiac, completing one cycle in about 18.6 years (~19°/year or ~1.5°/month).

      Meeus, "Astronomical Algorithms", Eq. 47.7, p. 343