A couple of forum mates have asked about a moon thread again, which didn't appear last year.
For those interested, the following dates and times, along with info about the full moon names, is based on the Midlands to try and give a general idea of when to see the moon in its various phases
It is important to note various parts of Britain will differ with regards to the actual moon phase times.
There are many websites where you can obtain the moon phase times for your location, and that includes many meteorological sites, and tide time tables. For the following information I used the TimeandDate website.
Full Moon Names, dates and times; Northern Hemisphere, the Midlands area, Britain
Moon Phases 2023
New Moon
First Quarter
Full Moon
Third Quarter
Fri 06 Jan
23:07
Sun 15 Jan
02:10
Sat 21 Jan
20:53
Sat 28 Jan
15:18
Sun 05 Feb
18:28
Mon 13 Feb
16:00
Mon 20 Feb
07:05
Mon 27 Feb
08:05
Tue 07 Mar
12:40
Wed 15 Mar
02:08
Tue 21 Mar
17:23
Wed 29 Mar
03:32
Thu 06 Apr
05:34
Thu 13 Apr
10:11
Thu 20 Apr
05:12
Thu 27 Apr
22:19
Fri 05 May
18:34
Fri 12 May
15:28
Fri 19 May
16:53
Sat 27 May
16:22
Sun 04 Jun
04:41
Sat 10 Jun
20:31
Sun 18 Jun
05:37
Mon 26 Jun
08:49
Mon 03 Jul
12:38
Mon 10 Jul
02:47
Mon 17 Jul
19:31
Tue 25 Jul
23:06
Tue 01 Aug
Tue 08 Aug
11:28
Wed 16 Aug
10:38
Thu 24 Aug
10:57
Thu 31 Aug
02:35
Wed 06 Sep
23:21
Fri 15 Sep
02:39
Fri 22 Sep
Fri 29 Sep
Fri 06 Oct
14:47
Sat 14 Oct
18:55
Sun 22 Oct
04:29
Sat 28 Oct
21:24
Sun 05 Nov
08:36
Mon 13 Nov
09:27
Mon 20 Nov
10:49
Mon 27 Nov
09:16
Tue 05 Dec
05:49
Tue 12 Dec
23:32
Tue 19 Dec
18:39
Wed 27 Dec
00:33
January: Wolf Moon Fri 06 Jan 23:07
The January Full Moon is often called the Wolf Moon from the howling of hungry wolves in the winter. This name is thought to have a Celtic and Old English origin, and that European settlers brought it to North America.
Other Celtic names include Stay Home Moon and Quiet Moon. Moon After Yule is an Anglo-Saxon version, referring to the pre-Christian Yule (or Juul) celebrations around the winter solstice. Native American names are Severe Moon and Centre Moon.
February: Snow Moon Sun 05 Feb 18:28
The Snow Moon in February is aptly named after abundant snowfall. Some North American tribes called it the Hungry Moon due to the scarce food sources during mid-winter, while others named it Bear Moon to refer to when bear cubs are born. Storm Moon, Ice Moon, and Snow Moon were common Celtic and Old English names.
March: Worm Moon Tue 07 Mar 12:40
The last Full Moon of the winter season in March is the Worm Moon because of the earthworms that come out when the soil warms up. Native American tribes called it the Crow Moon for the crows coming back, Snow Crust Moon, and Sap and Sugar Moon for when the maple sap runs.
The Anglo-Saxons called it Lenten Moon after the Germanic Lenten for spring. The Celts called it the Wind Moon and Plough Moon. In Old English, it was known as the Death Moon and the Chaste Moon referring to the purity of the spring season.
April: Pink Moon Thu 06 Apr 05:34
The April Full Moon is known as the Pink Moon, from the pink phlox wildflowers that bloom in North America in the early spring. The Native American names referred to the spring thaws and the return of growth, including Breaking Ice Moon and The Moon of the Red Grass Appearing.
Common names in Europe also referred to the budding and birth of spring: The Anglo-Saxons called it Egg Moon, the Celts had names like Budding Moon, New Shoots Moon, Seed Moon, and Growing Moon. A Neo-Pagan name is Awakening Moon.
The April Full Moon can also be the Paschal Moon, which is used to calculate the date for Easter.
Both the April and May Full Moon have a name that refers to the budding spring.
May: Flower Moon Fri 05 May 18:34
The Full Flower Moon in May describes all the flowers blooming in spring.
Native Americans called it Budding Moon, Egg Laying Moon, and Planting Moon. The Anglo-Saxon name is Milk Moon, while the Celtic and Old English names are Mothers’ Moon, Bright Moon, Hare Moon, and Grass Moon.
June: Strawberry Moon Sun 04 Jun 04:41
June’s Full Moon is the Strawberry Moon as the little red berries ripen at this time and could be gathered by the Native American tribes. Other native names are Berries Ripen Moon, Green Corn Moon, and Hot Moon.
The Celtic names are Mead Moon, Horse Moon, Dyan Moon, and Rose Moon. Other English names are Flower Moon and Planting Moon.
July: Buck Moon Mon 03 Jul 12:38
In July, the Full Moon is called Buck Moon to signify the new antlers that emerge on deer buck’s foreheads around this time. Other Native American tribes call it Salmon Moon, Raspberry Moon, and Thunder Moon.
In Celtic, this Moon was known as the Claiming Moon, Wyrt Moon, Herb Moon, and Mead Moon. The Anglo-Saxons called it the Hay Moon.
August: Sturgeon Moon Tue 01 Aug 19:31
August has the Full Sturgeon Moon because of the large numbers of lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. The fish was essential for Native American tribes in the area.
The Celts called it Dispute Moon and Lynx Moon, and the Anglo-Saxons the Grain Moon. Other English names include Corn Moon and Lightning Moon.
August; Blue Moon Thu 31 Aug 02:35
But because the lunar month is shorter than the month in a solar or tropical year, every two to three years, there is an extra Full Moon in a year. This Moon is known as a Blue Moon because it hasn’t got a name like the other 12 Full Moons of the year.
September or October: Harvest Moon Fri 29 Sep 10:57
Technically, the Harvest Moon is the Full Moon closest to the September equinox around September 22. The Harvest Moon is the only Full Moon name determined by the equinox rather than a month. Most years, it’s in September, but around every three years, it falls in October.
September: Corn Moon
In September, the Full Moon is the Corn Moon from the Native American tribes harvesting their corn. It can also be the Harvest Moon, which corresponds with the Anglo-Saxon name, while Celtic and Old English names are Wine Moon, Song Moon, and Barley Moon.
October: Hunter’s Moon Sat 28 Oct 21:24
Traditionally, people in the Northern Hemisphere spent October preparing for the coming winter by hunting, slaughtering, and preserving meats, giving it its Anglo-Saxon name Hunter’s Moon. Every three years, the Hunter’s Moon is the Harvest Moon.
Native Americans named this Full Moon after fall, including Drying Rice Moon, Falling Leaves Moon, and Freezing Moon. The Celts used Seed Fall Moon to describe this. Also, the Pagan Blood Moon or Sanguine Moon is used for this Full Moon. However, this should not be confused with a total lunar eclipse, a Blood Moon.
November: Beaver Moon Mon 27 Nov 09:16
The Full Moon in November is named after beavers who can be seen preparing for the winter. Native Americans also called it the Frost Moon and Freezing Moon. In Celtic tradition, it is also called the Mourning Moon and the Darkest Depths Moon.
December: Cold Moon Wed 27 Dec 00:33
In December, winter begins for most people in the Northern Hemisphere. The December Full Moon is called the Cold Moon.
The Old English and Anglo-Saxon names are the Moon Before Yule or the Long Night Moon, referring to the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere: the December solstice. The Celts called it the Oak Moon or the Full Cold Moon.
Note: Because Full Moons have been given names in different parts of the world with different seasons and cultures, there are several alternative names making this an extensive but not exhaustive list. Overlap between the months may also happen as the Full Moon name was used to track the whole lunar month.
The Full Moon names used today refer to the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere, so it doesn’t work to flip the names to fit the calendar in the Southern Hemisphere. As far as our research goes, Full Moon names are not common in Australia and New Zealand.
However, like the Native Americans, Māoris have their lunar calendar. It’s called the maramataka and starts in May. Each month has a name that refers to the season: Pipiri, Hongonui, Here-turi-kōkā, Mahuru, Whiringa-ā-nuku, Whiringa-ā-rangi, Hakihea, Kohi-tātea, Hui-tanguru, Poutū-te-rangi, Paenga-whāwhā, and Haratua.
Full Moon Names in Other Cultures
In Japan, the name tsukumi literally means “looking at the Moon” but is commonly used to name the tradition of viewing the Harvest Moon. Koreans call it chuseok, and it is similar to the Mid-Autumn Festival in China.
In Sri Lanka, the Full Moon is called Poya and each Moon has its own name and a dedicated holiday. Listed here in the order January-December: Duruthu Poya, Navam Poya, Madin Poya, Bak Poya, Vesak Poya, Poson Poya, Esala Poya, Nikini Poya, Binara Poya, Vap Poya, Ill Poya, and Unduvap Poya.
13th Full Moon in a Year
The time the Moon takes to orbit Earth is around 29.5 days and is called a lunar month, giving us about 12 Full Moons a year.
Mike
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Regards,
Ian.
This was the last Total Solar Eclipse that took place in 1973 that lasted a little longer in 1973 with the maximum period of Totality lasting in length of 7 minutes 3.55 seconds. Then the last Total Solar Eclipse to exceed more than in 1973 and the last to exceed 7. Minutes before 1973 was in the year 1098 and lasted at maximum totality was 7 minutes 5 second in length.
About 30 minutes ago, I rushed out to back garden to try and photograph a Red Kite that was flying low, close to me and with sun shining on it. The beastie wouldn't cooperate, and flew off.
I noticed that the moon was up, and brightly lit. I had camera in hand (Canon 80D) with lens, Sigma 150-600mm contemporary, and thought why not. Pointed the thing at the moon and took a few photos for fun.
This one was with Auto shooting mode (Canon P), and it decided that 1/1600th sec, f/6.3 and ISO 500 was fine. I shot this hand held. I know, I'm a heathen. However, I was in the middle of making my supper, and couldn't be bothered to find my tripod.
Relenting a bit, I stood in back door and jammed lens into corner of door frame for stability. Set the camera to shutter priority (Canon Tv). I had set the speed to 1/3200. The camera decided that f/6.3 and iso of 1000 would be adequate.
It was a touch hazy. With wispy cloud drifting across moon every now and again. After a dozen shots, I went back to cook my supper. Quite pleased with these.
90% luck, 5% field craft, 5% camera skills.
Having eaten our supper, the Memsaab pointed out to me that the moon was still visible. It was almost completely dark, so I thought I'd have another crack at photographing the beastie. This time with tripod.
Not bad, considering the amount of light pollution we get from 'aurora Wokingham', plus our neighbours' security lights; oh, and the street lights out front.
Unfortunately, my tripod is a cheap, lightweight jobbie. I was also pointing the thing virtually vertically, making it awkward to look through view finder. Thus, there was a slight wobble.
This is where I bite the bullet and hook up my Android phone to my Canon, and get it to do a remote shutter release.
Still, very pleased with photo, especially as I used to have to set my camera to ISO 100, F/10 or higher, with a shutter of about 1/60th. Now, I can be dead lazy, and point the whole contraption at the moon. Probably losing a lot of detail I could get if I did it properly, but that is where I buy an attachment to connect camera to our astronomical telescope.
https://www.nasa.gov/https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_tv_schedule_for_week_of_01-30-2023.pdf If your interested in space, live launches of unmanned and manned spacecraft, live coverage of big astronomical events, live coverage of spacewalks outside of the International Space Station, as well as documentaries, educational astronomical programmes. Two NASA TV channels broadcast worldwide and free of charge. You can can receive these two NASA channels either in the UK online and it’s so easy to transferred to your TV from the NASA using the chromecast adapter. Two links above the NASA Homepage and a look at the 7 day advance NASA Public Channel broadcast 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. You can also watch the NASA 24 hour media channel, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, but there is no 7 day, 24 TV schedule for the NASA Media TV channel. apps.apple.com/.../id334325516 The above is the NASA App for Apple to download free of charge.. There is also an app for Android Devices. Also NASA TV can be received I think though Amazon TV’s through streaming! Also the Two NASA TV channels can be receive via Youtube as well as through the NASA website. Again as I say I hope all the different links works. And all the links work.
This is what the NASA App Homepage looks like below!
www.youtube.com/.../M26s9nfQ7DA This was the last live USA Space walk on NASA including a Japanese astronaught and that previous live broadcast in the link above lasted over 9 hours plus in length. The Russian Cosmanaughts space walks are broadcast live as well when they take place
www.youtube.com/.../VFnE1bCQEyY This is the complete latest spacewalk that was broadcast live yesterday on NASA TV. This live broadcast on NASA TV yesterdayThursday 2nd January 2023 lasted just over 8 hours in lengt! And below what the broadcasting part of the NASA App below which shows the two 24 hour NASA TV channels broadcast 7 days a week. And above what is updated once a week the 7 dsy, 24 NASA TV Pubic online TV channel! And as shown on the NASA TV 24 hour, 7 day advance online schedule from yesterday every live broadcast has a yellow background! And finally at the top is today NASA Online Public 24 hour TV Schedule. Times are about 6 hours behind UK time. As I mentioned earlier there is no online TV schedule for the 7 day NASA Channel broadcasting 24 hours a day but is available to watch free of charge as is the Public NASA TV channel worldwide! And also a look at using coming some live broadcast on NASA TV over the next 2-3 weeks, but not all the liv broadcasts on NASA TV!
This was the 24th December 1968 and waiting to see the first live lunar pictures with the first humans in orbit about 69 mikes above the lunar surface.. The first live pictures 60 thousand feet above the lunar surface were not perfect or good quality live pictures. The big improvement with good quality live pictures was from Apollo 14. As even with Apollo 11 on the moons the first live pictures of the first humans on the lunar were still not good until Apollo 14 when improvements with the live pictures from the lunar surface.https://youtu.be/DYR9gJyVbG0
https://youtu.be/feTCKokMScw
The second link was also on the live BBC 2 live broadcast of Apollo 8. But sadly on YouTube the most interesting part of the BBC TV live broadcast of the first live broadcast above the lunar surface with live pictures was towards the end of the broadcast of the kiv lunar as seen from Apollo 8 and I could not find anything of the rest of this part of this live broadcast from BBC TV on YouTube. So I’ve to find this part towards the of the USA original broadcast of those live pictures although the who,e of the original BBC TV broadcast did cover this. I’m not a Christian and don’t go to church. But probably what was said from Apollo 8 on Christmas Eve evening in the UK had me moved although as I say I’m not a christian, Bur here is the second link which was said by those 3 USA Astronaughts and called: The Christmas Mesage!