The Moon swings to her crescent quarter place. Continue reading “Language of lunations and invasions”
Tag: Moon
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”
The Moon leads into year 1443
On August 8 the Moon went through Continue reading “The Moon leads into year 1443”
White and red
There is busy solar-system activity in the after-sunset sky
An evening scene, and an eclipse warning
The slender Young Moon will be close to Venus on the evening of June 11-
But first, I want to warn you Continue reading “An evening scene, and an eclipse warning”
The year’s first eclipse
Today’s eclipse of the Moon is visible across and around the Pacific Ocean.
Saturn ahoy!
On Monday morning, May 3, if you stand looking toward where the Sun is promising to rise, Continue reading “Saturn ahoy!”
Syzygy and Novichok
The coming Full Moon will be one of the nearest and largest-looking. The Full moment is April 27 at about 3:30 Universal Time, which is 4 or more hours earlier by American clocks, so the evening on which to gaze at it is that of Monday April 26. Continue reading “Syzygy and Novichok”