Since our earliest recorded history, we have been looking up to the Moon for answers. We’ve sketched and painted the beautiful orb, and written poetry and love songs based on it. Given its size in our sky and its regular phases, the Moon has always had a significant impact on cultural language, art, mythology, and of course, calendars. Some believe that the Moon was created with the debris from a crash between Earth and another planet. I was born a Moon sign and I love that the first contact humans made with the Moon (unmanned Soviet Union spacecraft) was in 1959, 3 months after I was born. The Moon is in charge of our beautiful tides and the length of each day we are given. P.H. 2013 PHALL PHOTOS 2013
Today in the Northern Hemisphere, we have a 20-day-old waning gibbous Moon with 74% light.
Christmas day will bring us the last quarter of the Moon.
On New Year’s morning we get a new Moon to begin our year.
On Jan 15th we are presented with a full Moon.
2014 eclipses
Full Moon
April 14, 2014 at 11:42 pm
Total Lunar Eclipse
New Moon
April 28, 2014 at 10:14 pm
Annular Solar Eclipse
Full Moon
October 8, 2014 at 2:51 am
Total Lunar Eclipse
New Moon
October 23, 2014 at 1:57 pm
Partial Solar Eclipse
Information brought to you by the site I go to for my tide chart: http://www.tides4fishing.com/lunar-calendar
A Gathering Of Moon Images…
Every Damn Day? Who’s idea was this anyway? The culprit can be found here: Every Damn Day December at http://treatmentofvisions.com/2013/11/26/evdadadec/
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December 23, 2013 at 11:29 am
Merry Christmas Moon sister!
December 23, 2013 at 11:35 am
You too, babe:>)
December 23, 2013 at 11:50 am
I like your gathering of moon images. These days we can say, “Good morning, Moon!”
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
December 23, 2013 at 12:59 pm
You too, Marian!
December 23, 2013 at 2:32 pm
LUNA JOY!
December 23, 2013 at 5:40 pm
Yes ma’am!
December 23, 2013 at 2:42 pm
All that wonderful information but not one mention of when the cheese factory is going to start sending it’s production down.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
December 23, 2013 at 5:41 pm
Hahaha. there’s that sense of humor I love:>)
December 23, 2013 at 3:09 pm
How lovely, Patti. You are just determined to keep me stocked with lovely images in my mind. xo P.S. I want to write you about something. I can’t remember: do I have your email?
December 23, 2013 at 5:42 pm
Yes, I think so. 1writeplacewordpress at gmail dot com
December 23, 2013 at 6:18 pm
Merry Christmas Patti
December 23, 2013 at 6:19 pm
Thank you, Elisabeth, you too.
December 24, 2013 at 1:40 pm
Gorgeous moon images, Patti. Makes me want a better camera. I posted a year of sunsets today as a Christmas gift. You’ll remember that I complained about the image arrangement at WP and finally let it go. I especially love your moon – Venus images. Sending you blessings on a day that challenges us with unreachable expectations of joy. Let’s settle for beauty, love, solitude, and words.
December 24, 2013 at 4:18 pm
Yes, i went over and commented. Turned out perfect! Your favorites are also mine.
I agree with settling for those goals:>)
Warm Hugs, my friend.
xo
P