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A collection of moon facts, moon phases, moon photos and moon folkloreClick the description name to go to that area !!! 
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Special Moon Events Section:Monthly Moon Events From Our Friends at Earth & Sky This Site Can Now Be Translated Into Eight LanguagesEnglish to ChineseEnglish to FrenchEnglish to GermanEnglish to ItalianEnglish to JapaneseEnglish to KoreanEnglish to PortugueseEnglish to Spanish Moon Phases: Moon Phases: - Information and animation explaining moon phases.
Moon's Life Cycle: - An interactive view of the moons monthly life cycle.
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Updated every 4 hrs.You can find this program and many others at theU.S. Naval ObservatoryClick on my"Ultimate Moon Phase Page"A must see for finding moon phase info.(Back to top)> I've listed a few facts you may or may not know about the moon. This is not intended to be a serious or technical source for lunar data. Think of them as fun facts. Distance From Earth: 225,745 miles Length of a Day: 27.3 days Radius: 1,080 miles Diameter: 2,160 miles Weight: 81 Quintillion Tons Surface Temp (Day): 273° F Surface Temp (Night): - 244° F Gravity At Surface: 0.1667 g (1/6 Earth's) Orbital Speed 2,287 mph Driving time by car (@70 mph): 135 days Flying time by rocket: 60 to 70 hrs. No. of Men Who Have Walked on Surface: 12 Age of Oldest Rock Collected: 4.5 Billions yrs. Rocks Collected By Apollo: 842 pounds Widest Craters: 140 miles (dia.) Deepest Craters: 15,000+ (ft.) Highest Mountains: 16,000+ (ft.) From The "Did You Know Department" - More Facts The moon is actually moving away from earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year. The surface area of the moon is 14,658,000 square miles or 9.4 billion acres. Only about 59 percent of the moon's surface is visible to us here on earth. The moon is not round, but egg shaped with the large end pointed towards earth. The earth rotates about 1000 mph. By comparison, the moon rotates about 10 mph. Moon Rise FactsThe 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. Moonrise takes place about 50 minutes later each day than the day before. The new moon can not be seen because the illuminated side faces away from the earth. This occurs when the Moon lines up between the Earth and the Sun. (Back to top) >(1999 - 2003) A listing of lunar eclipse dates for the next several years. Check you local listings for eclipse path and duration. Year Month Type 1999 Jan 31st Penumbral 1999 Jul 28th Partial 2000 Jan 21st Total 2000 Jul 16th Total 2001 Jan 09th Total 2001 Jul 05th Partial 2001 Dec 30th Penumbral 2002 May 26th Penumbral 2002 Jun 24th Penumbral 2002 Nov 19th Penumbral 2003 May 16th Total 2003 Nov 8th Total Eclipse "Lunar vs. Solar" Facts Full moons are the only time lunar eclipses can occur. New moons are the only time solar eclipses can occur Maximum lunar and solar eclipses that can occur in one year is 7. Maximum lunar eclipses that can occur in one year is 3. Click on Lunar Eclipse Infofor detailed eclipse data.(Back to top)>(1999-2003)Every full moon date for the next five years. Mn.|Yr. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Jan. 1 & 31 20 9 28 18 Feb. ---- 19 8 27 16 Mar. 2 & 31 19 9 28 18 Apr. 30 18 7 26 16 May 30 18 7 26 15 Jun. 28 16 5 24 14 Jul. 28 16 5 24 13 Aug. 26 15 4 22 12 Sep. 25 13 2 21 10 Oct. 24 13 2 & 31 21 10 Nov. 23 11 1 & 30 19 8 Dec. 22 11 30 19 8The Nov. 2001 blue moon is an east coat only event.The rest of us will get an Oct blue moon instead.Click on 200 Year Full Moon Listingfor every full moon date this century and last.(Back to top)>(1793-2020)Every wondered if a full moon happen to fall on aSolstice or Equinox date - Probably not. Hereis the list just in case. Winter 1809...........12/21.........apogee,22nd 1828...........12/21 1866...........12/21.........perigee,21st 1885...........12/21.........perigee,22nd 1904...........12/22 1942...........12/22.........apogee,23rd 1961...........12/21 1980...........12/21 1999...........12/22.........perigee,22nd 2010...........12/21 Spring 1829...........3/20 1867...........3/20 1924...........3/20 1943...........3/21 1981...........3/20 2019...........3/20 Summer 1796...........6/20.........apogee,19th 1834...........6/21 1853...........6/21 1910...........6/22 1929...........6/21 1948...........6/21 1986...........6/21.........perigee,21st 2016...........6/20 Autumn 1809...........9/23 1820...........9/22.........perigee,21st 1839...........9/23.........perigee,24th 1877...........9/22 1915...........9/23 1991...........9/23 (Back to top)>(1900 - 2082) (Q) What happens when science meets superstition. (A) A list of full moon dates that fall on Friday the 13th. Year Date Time (GMT) 1903 Fri. Mar 13th 12:12 1905 Fri. Oct 13th 11:02 1919 Fri. Jun 13th 16:28 1922 Fri. Jan 13th 16:28 1970 Fri. Nov 13th 07:28 1984 Fri. Jul 13th 02:21 1987 Fri. Feb 13th 20:59 1998 Fri. Mar 13th 04:35 2000 Fri. Oct 13th 08:54 2014 Fri. Jun 13th 04:13 2049 Fri. Aug 13th 09:21 2063 Fri. Apr 13th 02:38 2065 Fri. Nov 13th 00:40 2082 Fri. Feb 13th 06:20 (Back to top)>(1900-2096) Full Moons that occur on the creepiest of nights - October 31st !!! Year Date Time (GMT) 1925 Sat. Oct 31st 12:12 1944 Tue. Oct 31st 11:02 1955 Mon. Oct 31st 16:28 1974 Thu. Oct 31st 16:28 2001 Wed. Oct 31st 05:41 2020 Sat. Oct 31st 07:28 2039 Mon. Oct 31st 02:21 2058 Thu. Oct 31st 20:59 2077 Sun. Oct 31st 04:35 2096 Wed. Oct 31st 04:35(Back to top)>Information from the U.S. Naval Observatory on how the moon determines the date on which Easter occurs. "The commonly stated rule, that Easter Day is the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs next after the vernal equinox, is somewhat misleading because it is not a precise statement of the actual ecclesiastical rules." The actual conditions to determine the date for Easter are: (1) Easter must be on a Sunday. (2) This Sunday must follow the 14th day of the paschal moon. (3) The paschal moon is that of which the 14th day (full moon) falls on or next follows the day of the vernal equinox. (4) The equinox is fixed in the calendar as March 21. Easter can never occur before March 22 or later than April 25.- U.S. Naval Observatory Click here for more Moon Easter Info from the USNO.(Back to top)>We've all heard about the harvest moon. Didyou know the moon has names for the othereleven months. Here they are. January: Wolf Moon>View the moon as compared to the major land masses of the world. Whilenot exact, this will give you some idea about the relative size of the moon.
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Enter your weight: Your moon weight is: Click on my"Weight Watching On Other Planets"page and see what you weigh on other worlds.(Back to top)> Blue moon dates along with a short explanation. 1999 Jan. & Mar. What is a Blue Moon: An phenomenon that happens when two full moons occur in the same calendar month. The Moon is full every 29 and a half days, so it’s possible to have two full moons in any month except February. On average, there is only one Blue Moon every 33 months. The Nov. 2001 blue moon is a east coast only event. The rest of us will see a Blue Moon in Oct. For that reason I have listed both. 2001 Oct. & Nov. 2004 Jul. 2007 May 2009 Dec. 2012 Aug. 2015 Jul. 2018 Jan. & Mar. 2020 Oct.*** Attention ***A "Blue Moon" now has two definitions. Read theSky & Telescopemagazine article below to find out more. The two definitions are:A Blue Moon is the third of four full moons in a season.A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. For more "Blue Moon" info read the following articles :What is a Blue MoonandOnce in a Blue Moon Click to view a "Blue Moon" calendar. Blue Moon Facts - On Average: Blue Moons occur once every 2.7 years. 7 times every 19 years. Once every 33 months. 37 times every century. Once every 33 full moons. Question: What's more rare than a blue moon.Answer: A month with no full moonThis phenomenon happen only four times this past century,the last in February 1999. In fact February is the only monthin which this can occur. The month before and the monthafterwards will both have blue moons. The 21st century will seethe event only four times: February 2018, 2037, 2067, and 2094. (Back to top)>Astronomy Links.ComKeith's Ultimate Moon Links List(Back to top) If you have questions or find any errors with this page pleaseemail me.Copyright © 2001 By Keith Cooley