Questions tagged [moon-phases]
For questions about the various phases on the Moon as observed from the Earth, also known as waxing and waning.
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Why moon sighted only in Kerala but not in rest of India?
I know for most of you the question may look silly, but Kerala is a state in India where the moon (Ramadan moon) will be sighted but not in rest of India.
I was reading the news article where I got a ...
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Why can I see the whole moon during various non-full-moon phases?
Here's an image that describes the phenomenon I'm asking about. The very thin sliver to the left is of course the surface of the moon as lighted by the sun. But the rest of the moon is also faintly ...
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lunar calendar accuracy for predicting new moons
I wonder, how accurate the lunar calendar is?
Can we predict the new moons precisely for tens of years in future?
If we know all factors that affects the movement of the moon, then why it is not ...
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Is the full moon full everywhere on the planet?
When the moon is full, fully lit by the sun, will it appear full everywhere on the planet?
E.g. if I where to set the date for the next three full moons for say: Sweden, Bali and Seattle how ...
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What should I consider in order to accurately calculate the moon phase?
Although this question apparently addresses the topic, it does not tell appropriate factors involving the moon phase.
I found two distinct algorithms. this one and also this one. I am less than a ...
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From which country or area is the new moon visible first?
Being able to see the Moon is dependant on various factors like sunset timing etc. Considering all these factors, which country or area of the world sees the new moon first? I am asking about the new ...
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How Soon Could a Waxing Crescent Moon Be Seen?
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Apart from a Solar Eclipse, How much time is needed until a Waxing Crescent Moon be seen following a New Moon?
Would the time of year be significant? The Vernal Equinox + 1 Month.
Could it ...
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How to calculate the moon phase angle?
I need to calculate the exact moon phase angle for each our of a day. I have my position in lat and long and a unix timestamp. At the end i would like to be able to caluculate the moon brightness with ...
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Changing Appearance of the Moon During a Single Night
I have noticed that the inclination of the moon at a given location varies throughout the night. From the UK, the terminator in a half-moon is clearly sloping from top left to bottom right early in ...
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Get a table of Moon phase angle per day
Where can I get a table with the Moon phase angle for each day ?
It's available here for a given day, but I would have to input each day of a year to get a full table.
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Moon's path as seen from Earth
As observed from the surface of Earth:
Will the moon ever repeat the same path (trajectory)?
If yes, what is the period of repetition?
And also will the moon cover the night sky with its path ...
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How many Moon's Topocentric Conjunction occurs per lunar month?
It is clear that only one Moon's Geocentric Conjunction occurs per lunar month, what about the Topocentric Conjunction for a given location?
without scale I can imagine many Topocentric Conjunctions ...
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Jean Meeus - calculating moon rise, transit and set times - help isolating error in logic
I've been working my way through the Jean Meeus Astronomical Algorithms book for a few weeks, to implement some of the key algorithms for a personal project. This task has been a little more complex ...
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Struggling to understand the phases of the moon
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Typically this diagram is how the phases of the moon are explained but the issue is this, namely, the phases seen on the right half are not possible. All the phases should appear on the left ...
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Mapping illumination to moon phase (font) icon
I use algorithms that give me the moon phase, age and illumination (and more) for a given timestamp and location. I am struggling to map that information to a (font) icon of the Moon Phases font. Each ...
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