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Dates of midsummmer and midwinter full moons, 1997 to 2030 AD

The dates and times of the rising and setting full moons in Scotland closest to midsummer and midwinter, for every year to 2030AD. This should help you plan any trips to the monuments to see a moonrise or moonset over the stones. Now all you need is some clear weather!

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DATES OF MIDSUMMER AND MIDWINTER FULL MOONS, 1997 to 2030 AD


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Midsummer Full Moons


Year

Date of
full moon

Rises at

Declination

Corrected
Declination

Sets at

Declination

Corrected
Declination

1997 Min. SS

20.6.1997

20.24

-18°.5

-19°.2

03.49

-18°.1

-19°.0

1998

10.6.1998

21.51 (11th)

-19°.0

-19°.8

04.24

-18°.2

-19°.1

1999

28.6.1999

20.33

-20°.2

-21°.0

04.23 (29th)

-20°.2

-21°.1

2000

16.6.2000

20.35

-20°.8

-21°.6

04.11 (17th)

-21°.2

-22°.0

2001

5.7.2001

21.18

-23°.3

-24°.2

03.21

-23°.3

-24°.2

2002

24.6.2002

21.16

-24°.8

-25°.7

03.40 (25th)

-25°0

-25°.8

2003

14.6.2003

21.55

-26°.1

-27°.0

03.51 (15th)

-26°.3

-27°.2

2004

2.7.2004

22.12

-26°.9

-27°.8

02.38

-27°.5

-28°.4

2005

22.6.2005

22.39

-27°.8

-28°.7

02.46

-28°.2

-29°.0

Maj. SS 2006

11.6.2006

22.00

-28°.2

-29°.1

03.05 (12th)

-28°.4

-29°.2

Maj. SS 2007

30.6.2007

21.20 (29th)

-28°.2

-29°.0

02.29

-28°.1

-28°.9

2008

18.6.2008

21.51

-27°.3

-28°.2

02.27

-27°.5

-28°.3

2009

7.6.2009

21.35

-26°.4

-27°.3

02.41

-25°.8

-26°.7

2010

26.6.2010

20.45 (25th)

-24°.8

-25°.6

03.14

-24°.5

-25°.4

2011

15.6.2011

21.02

-23°.2

-24°.1

02.59

-23°.3

-24°.2

2012

3.7.2012

19.50 (2nd)

-21°.3

-22°.2

03.26

-21°.0

-21°.8

2013

23.6.2013

20.51

-19°.1

-21°.0

03.50

-20°.0

-20°.9

2014

13.6.2014

20.05 (12th)

-18°.9

-19°.8

04.17

-19°.0

-19°.9

Min. SS 2015

2.7.2015

20.07 (1st)

-18°.3

-19°.2

04.31

-18°.0

-18°.9

Min. SS 2016

20.6.2016

20.42

-18°.6

-19°.5

04.08

-18°.4

-19°.3

2017

9.6.2017

20.36

-18°.7

-19°.6

04.47 (10th)

-19°.0

-19°.9

2018

28.6.2018

21.12

-20°.7

-21°.6

04.04

-20°.7

-21°.6

2019

17.6.2019

21.17

-22°.1

-23°.9

03.50

-21°.1

-22°.0

2020

5.7.2020

21.47

-23°.5

-24°.4

03.35

-24°.1

-24°.9

2021

24.6.2021

21.32

-25°.5

-26°.4

02.51

-24°.5

-24°.3

2022

14.6.2022

22.01

-26°.6

-27°.5

02.58

-25°.1

-26°.0

2023

3.7.2023

22.13

-27°.1

-29°.0

02.34

-27°.9

-28°.7

Maj. SS 2024

22.6.2024

21.48 (21st)

-28°.3

-29°.2

02.52

-28°.3

-29°.2

Maj. SS 2025

11.6.2025

22.24

-28°.4

-29°.3

02.40

-27°.9

-28°.7

2026

29.6.2026

21.42

-27°.4

-28°.2

01.25 (28th)

-27°.5

-28°.4

2027

19.6.2027

21.33 (18th)

-27°.1

-28°.0

03.09

-27°.0

-27°.9

2028

7.6.2028

21.58

-25°.8

-26°.7

03.06

-25°.8

-26°.7

2029

26.6.2029

20.52 (25th)

-23°.8

-24°.6

03.43

-23°.3

-24°.2

2030

15.6.2030

21.00

-22°.5

-23°.3

03.05

-22°.7

-23°.6


Note: The times relate to the setting moon and the rising moon on the same day, unless stated otherwise. The rising and setting times are a general guide only, and are GMT.

Midwinter Full Moons


Year

Date of Full Moon

Rises at

Declination

Corrected
Declination

Sets at

Declination

Corrected
Declination

Min. SS 1997

14.12.1997

16.49

+18°.6

+17°.8

08.26

+18°.5

+17°.6

1998

2.1.1999

15.51 (1st)

+19°.5

+18°.7

08.41

+19°.5

+18°.6

1999

22.12.1999

16.01

+20°.5

+19°.6

09.15 (23rd)

+20°.9

+20°.1

2000

11.12.2000

16.11

+21°.3

+20°.2

09.44 (12th)

+22°.4

+21°.5

2001

30.12.2001

15.49

+24°.2

+23°.4

09.04

+24°.2

+23°.3

2002

19.12.2002

15.16

+24°.9

+24°.1

09.50 (20th)

+25°.7

+24°.8

2003

8.12.2003

15.41 (9th)

+26°.6

+25°.8

09.42 (9th)

+26°.1

+25°.2

2004

26.12.2004

14.55

+27°.9

+27°.0

10.22 (27th)

+27°.5

+26°.6

Maj. SS 2005

15.12.2005

14.44

+28°.0

+27°.2

10.26 (16th)

+28°.4

+27°.5

Maj. SS 2006

5.12.2006

15.15

+28°.2

+27°.3

11.03 (6th)

+28°.3

+27°.5

2007

24.12.2007

14.26 (23rd)

+27°.9

+27°.1

9.59

+27°.3

+26°.4

2008

12.12.2008

14.54

+27°.0

+26°.1

10.10 (13th)

+26°.6

+25°.7

2009

31.12.2009

15.27

+24°.4

+23°.5

08.50 (31st)

+25°.0

+24°.1

2010

21.12.2010

14.51 (20th)

+24°.2

+23°.4

09.01

+23°.7

+22°.9

2011

10.12.2011

15.44

+22°.5

+21°.7

08.11

+22°.5

+21°.7

2012

28.12.2012

16.27

+19°.5

+18°.6

08.27

+19°.9

+19°.1

2013

17.12.2013

16.25

+19°.4

+18°.5

08.21

+19°.5

+18°.7

Min. SS 2014

6.12.2014

16.24

+18°.5

+17°.6

07.59

+18°.1

+17°.3

Min. SS 2015

25.12.2015

16.35

+18°.4

+17°.5

08.10

+18°.5

+17°.6

2016

14.12.2016

16.03

+18°.9

+18°.0

08.36

+18°.7

+17°.9

2017

2.1.2018

15.47 (1st)

+20.0°

+19°.1

08.44

+20°.0

+19°.1

2018

22.12.2018

15.56

+21°.0

+20°.2

09.19 (23rd)

+21°.5

+20°.7

2019

12.12.2019

16.10 (12th)

+22°.2

+21°.3

09.54 (13th)

+23°.1

+22°.2

2020

30.12.2020

15.07 (29th)

+24°.5

+23°.7

09.28

+24°.9

+24°.0

2021

19.12.2021

14.57 (18th)

+24°.8

+24°.0

09.30

+25°.9

+25°.1

2022

8.12.2022

15.25

+26°.5

+25°.5

09.25

+26°.0

+25°.1

2023

27.12.2023

14.31 (26th)

+28°.1

+27°.2

10.09

+28°.0

+27°.1

Maj. SS 2024

15.12.2024

14.58

+28°.4

+27°.5

09.45

+28°.3

+27°.4

Maj. SS 2025

3.1.2026

14.05 (2nd)

+28°.2

+27°.3

09.40

+27°.1

+26°.3

2026

24.12.2026

14.29 (23rd)

+27°.6

+26°.8

09.54

+26°.8

+25°.9

2027

13.12.2027

15.01

+26°.6

+25°.7

10.02 (14th)

+26°.1

+25°.2

2028

31.12.2028

15.42

+23°.5

+22°.6

08.03 (30th)

+25°.2

+24°.3

2029

20.12.2029

15.24

+23°.3

+22°.5

09.10 (21st)

+22°.5

+21°.7

2030

9.12.2030

15.34

+21°.9

+21°.0

08.58 (10th)

+21°.8

+21°.0


Note. The times relate to the setting moon and the rising moon on the same day, unless stated otherwise. The rising and setting times are a general guide only, and are GMT.

 

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