Moon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon Inclination, 5.145° to the ecliptic (between 18.29° and 28.58° to Earth's equator) So the moon can reach zenith between latitudes 28.58 degrees N and S. - Scott -----Original Message----- From: math-fun-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:math-fun-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bill Gosper Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 12:02 AM To: math-fun@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [math-fun] High Moon (sic) Here (SF peninsula) and now, the (nearly full) Moon is much nearer zenith than the Sun ever gets at this latitude. What is the highest latitude at which the Moon can reach zenith? Same answer for full Moon? --rwg _______________________________________________ math-fun mailing list math-fun@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/math-fun