Major Lunar Standstill over Stonehenge

Time lapse sequence of the Full Moon passing over Stonehenge between 9.30pm and 4am. The Moon is currently at a Major Lunar Standstill, marking its extreme declination in the sky relative to Earth's equator in an 18.6 year cycle. As a result, June's Full Moon rises and sets at its southernmost extremes and reaches only 10 degrees above the southern horizon, only just clearing the top of the stone circle. Some archaeologists believe that the Station Stones at Stonehenge (of which there were originally four but only two remain) represent a deliberate alignment to moonrise at a Major Lunar Standstill.