Full moon April 2nd

TheMercenary · 04-02-2007, 08:09 AM

http://www.earthsky.org/radioshows/5...allest-in-2007

Monday, April 2.

The April full moon comes today at 5:15 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time. This is the most distant and smallest full moon of this year.

The moon’s distance from Earth ranges from about 350,000 to 400,000 kilometers. In other words, at its most distant – before dawn tomorrow U.S. time – the moon will be about 50,000 kilometers – about 30,000 miles – farther away than at its closest.

Everyone around the world will see a full-looking moon throughout the night tonight. But we won’t all see the moon at the instant that it’s full. In the US, for instance, the moon will be just past full as it rises in the east at dusk. Tonight’s moon is the first full moon since the March equinox. The first full moon of a northern hemisphere spring is commonly called the Paschal Full Moon. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring. That’s why Easter will come this Sunday.

Meanwhile, in the southern hemisphere, tonight’s moon will be the full moon that comes the closest to their autumnal equinox. For people in the southern hemisphere, tonight is their full Harvest Moon. All of us on Earth will see a bright star near the moon tonight. That star is Spica in the constellation Virgo.

Shawnee123 · 04-02-2007, 08:41 AM

Awooooooooooooooooooooooo!

elSicomoro · 04-02-2007, 08:51 AM

I got a full moon for ya right here!

Undertoad · 04-02-2007, 08:52 AM

For me it means a sucky day at Nethack.

lumberjim · 04-02-2007, 09:05 AM

does this mean there will be a blue moon on the 30th?

elSicomoro · 04-02-2007, 09:08 AM

No...next one is May 31st.

SteveDallas · 04-02-2007, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

For me it means a sucky day at Nethack.

lumberjim · 04-02-2007, 09:39 AM

Quote:

29.5306-day period of the moon's phases:

oh....i thought there were 28 days in the moon's cycle.

Shawnee123 · 04-02-2007, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

oh....i thought there were 28 days in the moon's cycle.

That's MY cycle.

BigV · 04-02-2007, 11:26 AM

You're a moonie?

BigV · 04-02-2007, 11:28 AM

Less comically, I was awakened by the dazzling glare of the full moon last night. I rolled over toward the window. The brightness of the moon, shining down unobstructed through the blinds was like a flashlight in my eyes. Brilliant!

Sheldonrs · 04-02-2007, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sycamore

I got a full moon for ya right here!

And I bet I could drive a Saturn through Uranus. lol!!!

piercehawkeye45 · 04-02-2007, 11:47 AM

It's going to be cloudy here so I will miss it.

City lights usually block out the night sky anyways, one big downside of living in the city.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-02-2007, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

oh....i thought there were 28 days in the moon's cycle.

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Originally Posted by Wiki

The phases of full moon and new moon are examples of syzygies, which occur when the Earth, Moon and Sun lie (approximately) in a straight line. The time between two full moons (or between successive occurrences of the same phase) is about 29.53 days (29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes) on average. This synodic month is longer than the time it takes the Moon to make one orbit about the Earth with respect to the fixed stars (the sidereal month), which is about 27.32 days. This difference is caused by the fact that the Earth-Moon system is orbiting about the Sun at the same time the Moon is orbiting about the Earth. The actual time between two syzygies is variable because the orbit of the Moon is elliptic and subject to various periodic perturbations, which change the velocity of the Moon.

Looks like it's as variable as my exs.

Cloud · 04-02-2007, 08:07 PM

Time to dance naked in the moonlight!

04-02-2007, 08:09 AM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Full moon April 2nd http://www.earthsky.org/radioshows/5...allest-in-2007 Monday, April 2. The April full moon comes today at 5:15 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time. This is the most distant and smallest full moon of this year. The moon’s distance from Earth ranges from about 350,000 to 400,000 kilometers. In other words, at its most distant – before dawn tomorrow U.S. time – the moon will be about 50,000 kilometers – about 30,000 miles – farther away than at its closest. Everyone around the world will see a full-looking moon throughout the night tonight. But we won’t all see the moon at the instant that it’s full. In the US, for instance, the moon will be just past full as it rises in the east at dusk. Tonight’s moon is the first full moon since the March equinox. The first full moon of a northern hemisphere spring is commonly called the Paschal Full Moon. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring. That’s why Easter will come this Sunday. Meanwhile, in the southern hemisphere, tonight’s moon will be the full moon that comes the closest to their autumnal equinox. For people in the southern hemisphere, tonight is their full Harvest Moon. All of us on Earth will see a bright star near the moon tonight. That star is Spica in the constellation Virgo. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

04-02-2007, 08:41 AM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Awooooooooooooooooooooooo! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-02-2007, 09:05 AM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	does this mean there will be a blue moon on the 30th? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-02-2007, 11:26 AM	#10
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	You're a moonie? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-02-2007, 11:28 AM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Less comically, I was awakened by the dazzling glare of the full moon last night. I rolled over toward the window. The brightness of the moon, shining down unobstructed through the blinds was like a flashlight in my eyes. Brilliant! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-02-2007, 08:51 AM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I got a full moon for ya right here!

04-02-2007, 08:52 AM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	For me it means a sucky day at Nethack.

04-02-2007, 09:08 AM	#6
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	No...next one is May 31st.

04-02-2007, 11:47 AM	#13
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	It's going to be cloudy here so I will miss it. City lights usually block out the night sky anyways, one big downside of living in the city.

04-02-2007, 08:07 PM	#15
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Time to dance naked in the moonlight! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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