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Re: moon visible by day...
From: Pierre Boucher
Date: 2001 Feb 06, 23:07 EST
From: Pierre Boucher
Date: 2001 Feb 06, 23:07 EST
At 11:57 06-02-01 +0100, Jan Bruggeman wrote: >The day (24 h) is (used to be) divided into 4 "quarters", 2 for day (first >and last) and 2 for the night (also called first and last). This means that the start of the day is 0600 and the start of the night is 1800. Wright ? >a first quarter moon is visible during the "last quarter" of the day and the >"first quarter" of the night, hence it's name. In my part of the planet: The FQ was February the 1st. The MR was at 11:12 The MS was at 00:18 on the 9th >a full moon is visible during both first and last quarter of the night. The FM is February the 8th. The MR will be at 17:48 EST (22:48 UT) The MS will be at 07:38 EST on the 9th (12:38 UT) >a last quarter moon is visible during the last quarter of the night, and the >first quarter of the day, hence it's name. The LQ will be on February the 14th The MR will be at 00:03 The MS will be at 10:34 >a new moon is visible during both first and last quarter of the ... day! The NM will be on February the 23th The MR will be at 07:16 The MS will be at 17:54 >hope this helps, close enough.... Pierre Boucher ************************************************************************** X XX X Pierre Boucher N XXX XX formation en navigation de plaisance XXXX XXX Ste-Therese (Quebec) Canada XXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXX la "VOILE"... le reste n'est que du vent... XXXXXXXXXXXXXX ''Sail, Sail !''... the rest is only wind XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX EMAIL: pboucher@XXX.XXX XXX "http://www.lavoile.com" **************************************************************************