page_title: Lunar precession
hierarchical_section_title: Lunar precession
caption_attribution_description: English: Diagram of the relative positions during mayor and minor Lunar Standstill
context_page_description: Lunar precession is the change in orientation of the lunar rotational axis with respect to a reference plane, following the normal rules of precession followed by spinning objects. The orbit of the Moon undergoes two important types of precessional motion: apsidal and nodal. The axis of the Moon also experiences precession.
context_section_description: Lunar precession is the change in orientation of the lunar rotational axis with respect to a reference plane, following the normal rules of precession  followed by spinning objects. The orbit of the Moon undergoes two important types of precessional motion: apsidal and nodal. The axis of the Moon also experiences precession.
caption: Lunar standstill: every 18.6 years, the declination range of the Moon reaches a maximum or minimum.