Mars and the Moon, moving in opposite directions, will Continue reading “Mars and Moon meet at midnight”
Tag: Moon
Great sight, great observer
The Moon passes 4° south of Saturn during the night between November 28 and 29, Continue reading “Great sight, great observer”
Above and below, or, Moon and Mone
If the sky is pure, you may this evening see the three-day-old Moon spring into it. Continue reading “Above and below, or, Moon and Mone”
Happy Thanksgiving!
Icy Moon
The Moon has sailed into the north and hangs as “an icicle in a Dutchman’s beard,” Continue reading “Icy Moon”
Full near
The Moon will be full, and at its nearest to Earth this year, on Wednesday July 13. Continue reading “Full near”
Language of lunations and invasions
The Moon swings to her crescent quarter place. Continue reading “Language of lunations and invasions”
Loomin Moon, and Doom not Looming?
Today is Good Friday, and tomorrow comes the full Moon that is just in time to make the next day Easter Sunday.
No Quarter
“No quarter” means no mercy, “first quarter” means the phase the Moon has reached. Continue reading “No Quarter”
Moon and migrants in the cold north
The Moon is northernmost in the year, today at Continue reading “Moon and migrants in the cold north”