Showing posts with label The Cave's Moon Update. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Cave's Moon Update. Show all posts

Sunday, September 11, 2011

MOON Update: HARVEST MOON - The full, 14.3 day old moon, 99.8% lit: Sep 11-12, 2011

HARVEST MOON: There's a full Moon tonight and it has a special name--the "Harvest Moon." It's the full Moon closest to the northern autumnal equinox. Before electric lights, farmers working late at night relied on the light of the Harvest Moon to gather their ripening autumn crops.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

MOON Update : The first quarter, 7.6 day old moon, 51.9% lit: - Sep 4-5, 2011


Last Quarter Moon As Seen From The International Space Station
Date Released: Sunday, September 4, 2011
Source: NASA HQ