Celestine API Documentation - v0.2.0
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    Function moonMeanPerigee

    • Calculates the Moon's mean perigee (mean Lilith / Black Moon).

      Parameters

      • T: number

        Julian centuries from J2000.0

      Returns number

      Longitude of mean perigee in degrees

      The lunar apogee (mean Black Moon Lilith) is 180° from the perigee. The perigee advances through the zodiac, completing one cycle in about 8.85 years.

      Meeus, "Astronomical Algorithms", Chapter 50