Moon’s Natural or Apparent Nodes and Apsides

Description

This list includes the precise Moon’s Natural or Apparent Nodes and Apsides.

The Moon’s nodes are simply the points where her orbit intersects the Ecliptic, i.e., the apparent path of the Sun. This occurs every 14 days either going north or south, and it’s these two points that define the natural or apparent nodes.  At APS we include the precise calculation of these events, accurate to 0.001 second of time and 0.01 arc second in Ecliptic Longitude via the gold standard JPL Horizons API access.

We list the apparent RA, DEC, LAT and LON for the Moon’s Natural or Apparent Nodes and Apsides (apogee and perigee), including the astronomical distance (AU) from the Earth on which the calculation is determined.  One well-known astrologer has said that “the mathematical abstractions used to determine the Moon’s Node do in fact identify where the Moon’s Node actually is just as they also determine where planets actually are as is confirmed by empirical observation,” and others have shared this belief as well.  The truth of the matter is this is simply not the case; it’s a misrepresentation. One can see the difference in our charts; these precise points do NOT agree with the ”True” Node or apsides, as calculated by conventional astrology programs.

The Moon’s Natural or Apparent Nodes and Apsides product is an Excel password-protected file.