Non-fandom moment

[icarus]

I've decided fandom stuff right now just makes the non-Nimbus crowd nuts. So. Did you know...

Moon Rise Facts
The New Moon always rises at sunrise.
And the first quarter at noon.
The Full Moon always rises at sunset.
And the last quarter at midnight.

More Moon Facts
We've all heard about the harvest moon.

Didyou know the moon has names for the othereleven months. Here they are.
January: Wolf Moon
February: Ice or Snow Moon
March: Storm or Worm Moon
April: Growing or Pink Moon
May: Hare or Flower Moon
June: Mead or Strawberry Moon
July: Hay or Buck Moon
August: Corn or Sturgeon Moon
September: Harvest Moon
October: Blood or Hunter's Moon
November: Snow or Beaver Moon
December: Cold Moon

Comments

[goseaward.livejournal.com]

The New Moon always rises at sunrise.
And the first quarter at noon.
The Full Moon always rises at sunset.
And the last quarter at midnight.

Know why? It's quite simple, really: Half of the moon always reflects the light of the Sun, so a new moon is when the moon is on the same side of us as the Sun and is thus up at the same time. When the moon is full, it's on the exact opposite side, and so it rises when the sun sets. (We went *over* and *over* and *over* this in astronomy...) Which also means that a lunar eclipse can only happen during a full moon, and a solar eclipse during a new moon. Which brings up the question: what happens to Remus if there's a lunar eclipse? *ponders*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you!

Icarus