[ClearCase_guy]

Does the Moon orbit Earth so regularly that a great earthen mound can reliably pick out the "standstill moment" year after year? I would think that standstill would occur at a slightly different spot in the sky each year -- but I'm no astronomer.

[MineralMan]

"Does the Moon orbit Earth so regularly that a great earthen mound can reliably pick out the "standstill moment" year after year? I would think that standstill would occur at a slightly different spot in the sky each year -- but I'm no astronomer.

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It does, at least over a period as short as 6000 years or so.

[RightWhale]

The planet Venus does have such regular motion. The sun has a standstill that is regular. But the moon? nah.