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Lunar Occultation Data The Moon can occult five bright
stars: El Nath (5N23) and Aldebaran (5S28) in Taurus, Regulus (0N28) in Leo,
Spica (2S03) in Virgo and Antares (4S33) in Scorpio. Because Antares,
Aldebaran and El Nath are at a celestial latitude roughly equal to the greatest
celestial latitude which can be achieved by the Moon, their occultations by the
Moon thus follow a similar rhythm to the Moon's stand-stills and, of course, the
nodal cycle. Thus El Nath, Antares and Aldebaran are occulted in a nineteen year
cycle. However, because Spica and Regulus are closer to the
ecliptic, their occultations by the Moon are more irregular. For a more detailed
examination of the astrological meaning of occultations, please consult the
April, 2005 edition of the
Visual Astrology Newsletter.
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