North node, South node correct understanding What is the correct concept of the North node and South node? There is some conflicting information on the internet.
Which one of these two is correct?
1. Sourced from some Astrology material - How can North and South be 180-degree opposites in this since these are on one side of the orbit curve?
https://astrologyquestionsandanswers.com/2016/10/12/major-and-minor-chords-the-moons-nodes-part-two/

https://www.spiritdaughter.com/blogs/align-with-magic/a-shift-in-perspective-the-north-node-moves-to-gemini

http://astrologyclub.org/eclipses-and-the-moons-nodes/


2.From Wikipedia source - This seems incorrect too since there is no &quot;separate&quot; Moon orbit as per around the Sun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_node

http://www.antidotebrooklyn.com/celeste-blog/2019/4/21/riding-the-tail-of-the-celestial-dragon
The first few diagrams show the lunar nodes coinciding with the first and last quarter phases, which is only the case every 173 days or so.
When the nodes are aligned with the new and full phases, eclipses can occur:

In this diagram from timeanddate.com,
our point of view is north of the ecliptic, the ascending node ☊ is in the 5 o'clock direction, and the descending node ☋ is in the 11 o'clock direction.
Nodal precession moves them retrograde (clockwise from north) about 19.4° per year, an 18.6 year cycle mostly due to the Sun's gravity.