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I'm trying to look at this from a practical point of view - to figure out if any local monuments may be aligned to the Minor Lunar Standstill.

Using Wikipedia it calls out October as the month of the Minor Standstill and gives an azimuth of 124 degrees as where the full Moon will rise and 236 as where it will set.

However I've just be checking on this http://www.timeanddate.com/moon/ireland/limerick?month=10&year=2015

and it gives the full moon rising in Oct locally at 72 degrees and setting at 285 degrees.

Hopefully without melting my brain can anyone help explain where I'm going wrong here?

Thanks Tiompan - that makes sense. I suppose when is the technical Minor Standstill this year and when is the nearest to a full moon for observation purposes ie if you were going to head out to look at it when would you? (Hopefully I haven't missed it at this stage).

Standstills are problematic for a variety of reasons but possibly the most awkward is actually seeing the extreme event , as it often taking place ,below the horizon , or in cloudy conditions or in daylight ,and probably worst of all in a phase that it is difficult to see on the horizon even when the other variables are optimal .
Although there is one extreme event for each northerly and southerly minor limits the standstill is usually perceived as a period which also makes adds to the confusion ,i.e. both minor limits are almost reached for a period of months .
Tonight the set at Limerick, depending on the horizon , looks to be at 236 degrees which is pretty close to close to the minor limit for 18 October .The October date is typical in that the moon will be difficult to see as it is a waxing crescent and therefore ideal experience for evaluating the real thing . Hope it stays clear for you .