# Gītikāpāda I.9 — the nodes (Rāhu / Ketu), where the Moon's orbit cuts the ecliptic
reset
view.outside
observer.city Ujjain
show.ecliptic
show.ecliptic-seasons
show.bodies
show.body-labels
hide.body-mercury
hide.body-venus
hide.body-mars
hide.body-jupiter
hide.body-saturn
show.body-sun
show.body-moon
show.body-rahu
show.body-ketu
show.orbital-planes
wait 2

overlay.show The Moon's orbit is tilted ~5° to the ecliptic and cuts it at two nodes
overlay.show Rāhu (ascending) and Ketu (descending) — eclipses fall only near them
jump.next.new-moon
speed.days-per-sec 1
wait 28
playback.pause
overlay.show Over a month the Moon rides above, then below the ecliptic, between the nodes
wait 4
speed.real-time
overlay.clear