(photo from Sue Hoffman)
Waning Crescent, 35% illumination.
Today’s phase is waning crescent with 35% illumination. I saw it through a thin spot in the overcast sky earlier this morning. Yup. the left side is lit.
Henriette came down to the Institute on Wednesday to gab. We went over to a coffee and donut place for a snack. We were thrilled that the lady ahead of us in line paid for our stuff. So we paid for the gal behind us. That was fun! First time I was involved with one of those deals. Anyway, I don’t know what led into her talking about the moon. Her point was that she didn’t or couldn’t pay much attention to it. What was all that waxing and waning? That kind of stuck with me.
Our lives are largely of the indoor variety these days and we loose track of natural phenomena. If we were more creatures of the outdoors all this would be important and noticed constantly. And remember we have learned that noticing is an important practice? We are missing something important not being in touch. We are swamped with data every second but we don’t know the phase of the moon seems odd to me all of a sudden.
So, I thought maybe this moon knowledge could be included in the blog everyday as a nod to the natural world. You know I still remember the phase of the moon when we were in Viana, Spain in 2014. It was first quarter. This was the day I was knighted by the Princess of Viana.
OK, off to say my rosary and run up to church for Communion.
waxing and waning loves, Felipé.
The moon. such a wonderful subject. Pull out a copy of the Farmer’s Almanac and enjoy times of planting based on the moon. Google “luna press calendars” to see the calendar based on the moon cycle. Moonshine (the shine from the moon, not the liquid) is wonderful to hold your face to. So much mythology based on the moon.
Jessika ~ good topic hey? Thank Henriette! Felipé.x
Did you know that they reversed direction on the Moon at some point and east became west but north and south remain the same.so strangely the Oriental Sea is on the western limb of the Moon as it was named before the change.The Mare Orientale is very hard to sea as it’s on the rear side but it’s closeness to the limb allows rare views of it’s edge.one rear side sea is Mare Moscovie, the Moscow Sea, which we can’t see from Earth.Lunar features are not meant to be named after political figures so the Russians argued that Moscow was a state of mind and the name stuck!when I was a kid I noticed a crater called Lenin but the International Astronomical Union can’t have been convinced that Lenin is a state of mind as it’s no longer so called?! although you could argue that Marx Leninism is a state of mind?
Kevan ~ that’s very woo woo, that east could switch with west. And Moscow was a historic personage you are saying. I can see the state of mind argument. Very good. Felipé.
The moon was out all day yesterday and I spent a lot of time gazing that way as we walked our afternoon walk. The sky is so attractive here, or maybe it is the fact that walking allows one more time to gaze upward. Anyway, thank you for reminding us to look at that part of creation too.
Ronaldo ~ good job gazing! Right I think that we are missing a lot locked up in our little boxes. Hello to Anne, Felipé.
That is a good point, and a great idea about the moon. Makes me want to take more notice as well. Thanks, Phil!
Ryck ~ always good to hear from you! We are up to noticing, yes! Felipé.