Moon & Planets

The Holistic Universe Model extends beyond Earth to include the Moon and all major planets. Their orbital periods and precession cycles all align with the 333,888-year Holistic-Year.

Moon Movements

The Moon exhibits two primary precession cycles:

Lunar Standstill

The Moon’s nodal precession causes the phenomenon known as Lunar Standstill - when the Moon reaches its extreme northern or southern declination relative to Earth’s equator.

The Royer Cycle

To correctly model all Moon movements in the 3D simulation, an additional cycle was needed: the Royer cycle with a duration of ~16.88 years. This cycle describes a lunar beat frequency that isn’t captured by nodal or apsidal precession alone. Without this third component, the Moon’s 3D position cannot be accurately reproduced.

The ~16.9-year Royer cycle has been independently identified in climate research as a lunar tidal beat frequency. It appears in the SOIM (Sidereal Orbital Invariant Model)  alongside other lunar cycles including:

1/T_royer = 1/T_apsidal - 1/T_nodal
1/16.88 = 1/8.85 - 1/18.6

All Moon cycle durations come together in the Holistic-Year of 333,888 years.

Eclipse Cycles

The 3D simulation includes eclipse visualization using Three.js lighting and shadow functions. While not 100% aligned, the model captures eclipses with reasonable accuracy.

Recent Eclipse Examples

Planetary Movements

All planets are configured in the 3D simulation with their perihelion precession fully modeled according to Kepler’s Third Law.

Simulation Limitations

The current simulation has two simplifications:

1. Constant speeds: Kepler’s second law (variable orbital speeds) is not implemented
2. Circular orbits: Most orbits use circles rather than ellipses (though two circles create effectively elliptical paths)

Despite these simplifications, the model matches observational data for transits, oppositions, and conjunctions.

Planetary Perihelion Data

All perihelion calculations are grounded in data from NASA and WebGeocalc.

Mercury

Mercury’s model is fully aligned with NASA transit data.

Perihelion precession: ~575 arcseconds/century observed

For details on Mercury’s “missing” perihelion precession, see Mercury Precession.

Venus

Venus is fully aligned with NASA transit data.

Perihelion precession: ~400 arcseconds/century

Mars

Mars is aligned with opposition data.

Perihelion precession: ~1600 arcseconds/century

Jupiter

Perihelion precession: ~1800 arcseconds/century (varies over longer periods)

Saturn

Perihelion precession: ~-3400 arcseconds/century (retrograde, varies over time)

Uranus

Perihelion precession: ~1100 arcseconds/century

Neptune

Perihelion precession: ~200 arcseconds/century

How Planetary Calculations Work

All calculations in the 3D simulation follow three principles:

1. Grounded in scientific data: Ascending/descending nodes, eccentricity values, etc. from official sources
2. Transparent perihelion locations: Positions are calculated directly, not layered approximations
3. Kepler’s Third Law: Orbital elements follow the period-distance relationship

Example: Jupiter Calculation Structure

barycenterEarthAndSun.pivotObj.add(jupiterPerihelionDurationEcliptic1.containerObj);
jupiterPerihelionDurationEcliptic1.pivotObj.add(jupiterPerihelionFromEarth.containerObj);
jupiterPerihelionFromEarth.pivotObj.add(jupiterPerihelionDurationEcliptic2.containerObj);
jupiterPerihelionDurationEcliptic2.pivotObj.add(jupiterRealPerihelionAtSun.containerObj);
jupiterRealPerihelionAtSun.pivotObj.add(jupiter.containerObj);

The calculation chain:

1. Start at PERIHELION-OF-EARTH (barycenterEarthAndSun)
2. Add planet’s perihelion precession speed
3. Set perihelion location
4. Add counter-movement correction
5. Move to Sun-centered reference
6. Apply orbital elements and nodes

Summary

1. Moon’s nodal precession: 18.6 years (causes Lunar Standstill)
2. Moon’s apsidal precession: 8.85 years
3. All Moon cycles align with the 333,888-year Holistic-Year
4. Eclipse visualization is included in the 3D simulation
5. Planetary perihelions form a spiral pattern when viewed from Earth
6. All planet orbits follow Kepler’s Third Law with data from NASA/WebGeocalc
7. The model matches transit, opposition, and conjunction observations

Continue to Mercury Precession for a detailed analysis of the “missing” perihelion precession of Mercury.