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Originally Posted by max8166
Taking a step back and looking at it another way, can I locate the moon if I know where the Ecliptic Plane is and then locate the moon on this plane preceding the sun by an approx cumulative 13.178 degrees per day, with a 5 degree oscilation about the ecliptic (with an oscilation period of half a rotation)?
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Um, yes, but I'm not sure what you mean by "preceding the sun". I think you mean, starting with a known position, the moon will advance through the approximate region of the ecliptic at roughly 13 degrees per day. It won't be exact, but it'll get you in the ballpark, unless you try to use it for predictions over very long periods of time.