<p>The polar circle is the limit for how far north or south the sun will shine 24h. But is there a similar limit for the moon?</p>

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2018-11-08T22:53:25.150Z
You may also find the answer to [How does the Moon move in the “night” sky as seen from the poles?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/27747/7982) interesting.
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Sort of, roughly 5 degrees further from the pole, so around 61 degees lattitude. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_standstill and https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/27232/lunar-tropics
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# Polar circle for the moon

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-03)

The polar circle is the limit for how far north or south the sun will shine 24h. But is there a similar limit for the moon?

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> **username_2**: Sort of, roughly 5 degrees further from the pole, so around 61 degees lattitude. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_standstill and https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/27232/lunar-tropics  
> **username_1**: You may also find the answer to [How does the Moon move in the “night” sky as seen from the poles?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/27747/7982) interesting.  

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