The Moon's inclination to Earth's equator

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The discussion centers on the need for a tool to calculate the Moon's inclination to Earth's equator on specific dates. Participants mention the utility of online calculators but highlight that many do not provide the precise inclination data required for accurate precession predictions. A suggestion is made to consider the perspective from the North Pole to visualize the equatorial plane effectively.

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Is there an on-line calculator or a table that would allow me to plug in a date (year) which would give me the moon's inclination to the plane of the equator on that date? Thanks for any help.
 
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Yes, this was also my first hit. Certainly, useful, but it does not provide the inclination of the moon's orbit to the equator. I am interested in procession predictions.
 
Of course it does. Just put yourself at the North pole and the horizon will essentially be the equatorial plane.
 

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