291. To be a little more particular, when the Ascending Node is in Aries, the Angle is only 9-2/3 degrees on the parallel of _London_ when Aries rises. But when the Descending Node comes to Aries, the Angle is 20-1/3 degrees; this occasions as great a difference of the Moon’s rising in the same Signs every 9 years, on the parallel of _London_, as there would be on two parallels 10-2/3 degrees from one another, if the Moon’s course were in the Ecliptic. The following Table shews how much the obliquity of the Moon’s Orbit affects her rising and setting on the parallel of _London_ from the 12th to the 18th day of her age; supposing her to be Full at the autumnal Equinox; and then, either in the Ascending Node, highest part of her Orbit, Descending Node, or lowest part of her Orbit. _M_ signifies morning, _A_ afternoon; and the line at the foot of the Table shews a week’s difference in rising and setting. +--------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ | | Full in her | In the | Full in her | In the lowest | | | Ascending | highest part | Descending | part of her | | | node. | of her Orbit. | node. | Orbit. | | Moon’s +---------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | Age | Rises | Sets | Rises | Sets | Rises | Sets | Rises | Sets | | | at | at | at | at | at | at | at | at | | | H. M. | H. M. | H. M. | H. M. | H. M. | H. M. | H. M. | H. M. | +--------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | | _A_ | _M_ | _A_ | _M_ | _A_ | _M_ | _A_ | _M_ | | 12 | 5 15 | 3 20 | 4 30 | 3 15 | 4 32 | 3 40 | 5 16 | 3 0 | | 13 | 5 32 | 4 25 | 4 50 | 4 45 | 5 15 | 4 20 | 6 0 | 4 15 | | 14 | 5 48 | 5 30 | 5 15 | 6 0 | 5 45 | 5 40 | 6 20 | 5 28 | | 15 | 6 5 | 7 0 | 5 42 | 7 20 | 6 15 | 6 56 | 6 45 | 6 32 | | 16 | 6 20 | 8 15 | 6 2 | 8 35 | 6 46 | 8 0 | 7 8 | 7 45 | | 17 | 6 36 | 9 12 | 6 26 | 9 45 | 7 18 | 9 15 | 7 30 | 9 15 | | 18 | 6 54 | 10 30 | 7 0 | 10 40 | 8 0 | 10 20 | 7 52 | 10 0 | +--------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | Dif. | 1 39 | 7 10 | 2 30 | 7 25 | 3 28 | 6 40 | 2 36 | 7 0 | +--------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+