About The Moon...., question on Luna Options

Hello. Wasn't sure where to post this, but thought this might be an appropriate place.

Last night, on the 3rd, the moon was supposed to be a "waxing crescent". I saw her early in the evening when there was just a touch of gold left from the sunset and it was a beautiful sliver. Later in the night, I went out to take another look, and despite seeing stars in every quarter of the sky, there was no moon - not anywhere that I could see.

Yet I see the 1st quarter is shown to be on the 7th of Oct., I believe.

Is there something I've not figured out about moon phases?! Are we still in the dark moon, even though it's waxing? And are there times when you see the moon early in the evening but not later?!

Thanks for any help you can give me on this....

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Yes, throughout the year the visibility of the moon at night varies, there are a few days a year when the moon is in the sky with the sun. I don't know the specifics without looking it up off the top of my head, but consider that eventually there is a lunar eclipse - so the moon goes through cycles where it's fully visible during the day, even for most of the day, and fully visible at night. Times when the moon and sun are in the sky together are good times to work on psychic awakening - moon = psychic, sun = empowerment, awakening, life, etc.

peace

The phase of the Moon refers to the amount of light it reflects back to the Earth. Since the Moon's orbit around the Earthmatches the time it takes for the Moon to rotate on its axis, the same side of the Moon is always facing us. When that whole side reflects sunligth back at us, we have a full Moon. As the Earth's shadow crosses that facing side, the Moon goes into its phases. The "first day" of the Lunar month is usually reckoned from the New Moon, when it is dark.

The placement of the Moon in the sky is not directly related to its phases. As we go around the Sun, its apparent position among the belt of the Zodiac changes, taking a full year to go all the way around. This is just a matter of perspective, but the Moon makes the same circuit much faster.

Take note that all the visible "planets" relating to occultism are found along the belt of the Zodiac, as a consequence of being arranged into a sort of disc of orbital paths out in space. Just as the Sun sets and rises, so do all the other planets. Venus and Mercury are only visible when the Sun is near the horizon because they are closer to it in space, but they all rotate across the sky as the Earth turns every night. Their positions relative to the stars behind them change more slowly, but their positions in relation to the viewer change by the minute.

If stars and planets have some place in your magic, take some time to study them from a purely material point of view. Read something on astronomy, or at least go outdoors a few times in the month and spend some time watching. On the 21st of October, the 17th of November, and the 13th of December this year there are meteor showers that make the time watching more fun, but the Moon will probably make them invisible. Take some hot chocolate and a blanket, and you might find this enjoyable if not educational.

Thanks to both of you. Very informative. And I might take you up on that idea of doing some skygazing. Getting cold here in Midwest USA, so the blanket will be a must!

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good posts!

i've hit this same thing before and put it in the story about katie

the 'phase' is just the 'phase', not moonrise and moonset, that depends on local time

clickyfor a table of moonrise and moonset for your location - hit 'change location' to make it your time - don't forget to allow for daylight savings time!

she said to say 'hi!', btw,

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