Post by Sowelu on Oct 5, 2006 6:44:36 GMT -5
The Harvest Moon is the full moon coming closest to the time of the autumnal equinox. In the northern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox comes in September, whereas in the southern hemisphere, it comes in March. Six months from now, the southern hemisphere will have its Harvest Moon on April 2, 2007, Universal Time. We provide links to full moon and equinox dates.
There is no Harvest Moon whatsoever at the Earth’s equator, and not enough of one to say so at the tropical and subtropical regions of our planet. The Harvest Moon is really a phenomenon of mid-to-far northern and southern latitudes. To know the rise/set times for the sun and moon in your sky, we offer the following sites:
Rise/set times, courtesy of Old Farmer’s Almanac
ttp://www.almanac.com/rise/
Rise/set times, courtesy of Sky & Telescope
skyandtelescope.com/observing/almanac/
Rise/transit/set times, courtesy of the U.S. Naval Observatory (includes “azimuth”: readings for moonrise and moonset)
aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/mrst.html
Printable monthly calendar: sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset
www.sunrisesunset.com/custom_srss_calendar.asp
On the tides . . .
The near coincidence of full moon and perigee (the moon’s closest approach to the Earth for the month) makes this one of the closest full moons for the year. This web page gives you the dates & times of this year’s full moons and perigees. Tide predictions for your area are available at Old Farmer’s Almanac or through the University of Carolina. An explanation of the tides is available here.
www.earthsky.org/radioshows/harvest-moon
"...look eastward around the time of sunset, on October 6, 2006, to see the legendary Harvest Moon just as its rising. The Harvest Moon will shine all night on October 6. "
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