Orbit of the Moon orbit of the Moon is distinctly elliptical, with an average eccentricity of 0.0549. The non-circular form of the lunar orbit causes variations in the Moon's angular speed and apparent size as it moves towards and away from an observer on Earth. The mean angular movement relative to an imaginary observer at the Earth-Moon barycentre is ° per day to the east (Julian day 2000). The Moon's elongation is its angular distance east of the Sun at any time. At new moon, it is zero and the Moon is said to be in conjunction. At full moon, the elongation is 180°
Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers re-released on the cancelled "Moon's Milk In Six Phases". Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers is part three of the four part Seasons collective created by Coil. This was first released on autumn equinox 1998 as a limited edition of 1000 7" on dark red vinyl and 40 copies on light blue vinyl. the cdep release was unlimited, but deleted on winter solstice 1998, when the last part of the solstice/equinox series was released. a second edition of the cdep was released on summer solstice 2001 and was limited to 400 copies. This album was re-released on "Moons