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Since so many religions incorporate the moon it their dates, we created a category just for the moon.
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The New Moon occurs when the moon and the sun have the same elliptical longitude, and the moon is at its closest orbit to the sun. From earth, we usually cannot see it. The New Moon is considered the firs...
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Today is the third quarter of the moon, meaning it is halfway between the full and new moon.
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The first quarter moon occurs when the moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Each day forward increases the amount of the moon you can see. The first quarter typically occurs seven days after the New M...
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A full moon occurs when the moon is illuminated by the sun and on the opposite side of the earth. Its ecliptic longitude is 180 degrees. For centuries, people have applied names to full moons to track th...
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The New Moon occurs when the moon and the sun share the exact elliptical longitude, and the moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit. From earth, we usually cannot see it. The New Moon is cons...
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Today is the third quarter of the moon, meaning it is halfway between the full and new moon.
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Chinese New Year is a significant holiday in China and Chinese communities worldwide. It is treated much like Christmas in the west or the Eid holidays in the Islamic world. Festivities last 15 days and a...
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<h2>2025 IS </h2><h1>THE YEAR OF THE WOOD SNAKE</h1><span><br>The Chinese calendar, a unique system based on the moon's phases and running in 12-year cycles, serves as the backdrop of the Chinese year. Ea...
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The first quarter moon occurs when the moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Each day forward increases the amount of the moon you can see. The first quarter typically occurs seven days after the New M...
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A full moon occurs when the moon is illuminated by the sun and on the opposite side of the earth. Its ecliptic longitude is 180 degrees. For centuries, people have applied names to full moons to track th...
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The new moon occurs when the moon and the sun have the same elliptical longitude when the moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit. From earth, we usually cannot see it. The new moon is consid...
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Today is the third quarter of the moon, meaning it is halfway between the full moon and the new moon.
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The first quarter moon occurs when the moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Each day forward increases the amount of the moon you can see. The 1st quarter typically occurs seven days after the new moo...
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A full moon occurs when the moon is illuminated by the sun and on the opposite side of the earth. Its ecliptic longitude is 180 degrees. For centuries, people have applied names to full moons to track th...
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Today is the third quarter of the moon, meaning it is halfway between the full and new.
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Today is the anniversary of the Moon Landing. If you were alive on July 20, 1969, you were watching television. Personally, though alive, this writer does not recall it (I had just turned three, and my...
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The new moon occurs when the moon and the sun have parallel elliptical longitudes. The moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit, and we cannot see it from the earth. The new moon is considered...
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The first quarter moon occurs when the moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Each day forward increases the amount of the moon you can see. The first quarter typically occurs seven days after the New M...
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A full moon occurs when the moon is illuminated by the sun and on the opposite side of the earth. Its ecliptic longitude is 180 degrees. For centuries, people have applied names to full moons to track th...
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The new moon occurs when the moon and the sun have the same elliptical longitude when the moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit. From earth, we usually cannot see it. The new moon is consid...