NavList:

I am reading through a book  -  The Last Kings of Thule by Jean Malaurie
about his time in a small encampment north of thule, greenland around 1950.
While reading through a passage concerning travel during the wintertime
and the darkness there was mention of the moon providing some light.

Assumptions on my part:
during the summer with the long daylight the moon isnt much of a factor
during the winter the moon may be the only light visible other than starlight.
If the ecliptic is tilted such that the sun never rises in the winter, then wouldnt
it also be the case that the moon never rises or only slightly above the horizon
in winter?   If that is the case that means the winter darkness is even more total.
Malaurie point out in the book that during the winter a type of depression
overcomes some of the inuit and even the dogs.

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