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| The Lunar Node Wobble: Node @ 0 = Nov 29 (Fri), max Direct @ High = Dec 02 (Mon), @ 0 = Dec 04 (Wed), Mean @ -0.053 = Dec 07 (Sat), max Retrograde @ Low = Dec 09 (Mon), @ -0.053 = Dec 10 (Tue), @ 0 = Dec 14 (Sat), @ High = Dec 17 (Tue), @ 0 = Dec 19 (Thu), @ Low Dec 23 (Mon), Annular Solar Eclipse = Dec 26 (Thu), @ 0 = Dec 27 (Thu), @ High = Dec 27 (Sun), @ 0 = Dec 31 (Tue), @ Low = Jan 01 (Wed), @ 0 = Jan 03 (Fri), @ High = Jan 07 (Tue), @ 0 and Penumbral Lunar Eclipse = Jan 10-11 (Fri-Sat), @ Low = Jan 13 (Mon), @ 0 = Jan 18 (Sat), etc. |
Before and after lunar and solar eclipses, the True Lunar Node begins to wobble (e.g., Dec 26, 2019 (Thu) = annular solar eclipse; Jan 10–11, 2020 (Sat–Sun) = penumbral lunar eclipse), moving rapidly back and forth—retrograde, stationary, then direct (see “Moon Wobbles” in a NASA animation here). Financial markets are said to correlate with this 4–14 day cycle of retrograde–stationary–direct motion of the True Lunar Node.
Approximately every 86.655 days, a so-called “moon wobble” (lunar libration) occurs when the Sun is conjunct, opposite, or square (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) to the Lunar Node (4 × 86.655 days = 1 nodical year, or eclipse year = 346.62 days). The Node begins wobbling about two weeks before the exact event and remains unstable until about one week after.
If coupled with solar or lunar eclipses, the wobble effect can be extended. As the Sun approaches conjunction or opposition to the Lunar Node, its motion is nearly blocked (with speed at or near zero). Notably, these periods are associated with exuberant mood and frenzy, often correlating with rallies or crashes in financial markets.