Re: Sighting of the moon

On Sep 4, 2024, a425couple wrote
(in article <DH0CO.79687$r%[email protected]>):

> On 9/3/24 14:00, David Dalton wrote:
> > My latest global new age onset mystic activation attempt
> > is as mentioned on the thread “Raven and the First Men, revisited”
> > on alt.religion.druid , in which I relate Raven to the dark moon
> > that just passed and the Clamshell to the following full moon.
> >
> > My attempt beginning exactly at dark moon failed, but I am
> > trying again beginning at earliest waxing crescent, which is
> > auspicious for new beginnings in paganism and some
> > other religions. However I cannot sight the moon here
> > this evening since it is still only at 0.5% and since it
> > is cloudy here. So I might have to try again on September 5,
> > which is the three-sunspot-cycle anniversary of my sun stare.
> > But I always cite the moon. :-)
> >
> > Anyway, has anyone on here sighted the early waxing crescent
> > of early September, 2024 yet?
>
> No, I have not.
> My view is good to the East, and fine overhead.
> Poor nearing Western horizon.
> With the moon very close in angles to sun,
> I will not see it for quite a while.
> Good luck with your goals.
>
> I find this site helpful,
> https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/usa/seattle
>
> and, among other things, there I read
>
> The sun rose at 6:32am, at 79 degrees
>
> Today's Moon in Seattle
> Rise
> 8:08 am
> 89°E
> Set
> 8:21 pm
> 267°W
> Percent Illuminated: 2.4%
> Time: 10:14 am
> Altitude: 19°
> Direction: 113°ESE ↑
> Position: Moon over horizon
> The Moon's path in Seattle today. The horizontal line signifies the
> horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and
> moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a
> different time. How to use this
>
> Year 2024 Moon Phases
>
> Moon in Seattle - Next 7 days
> 2024 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
> Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
> Sep 4 8:08 am 8:21 pm - 2:21 pm (41.1°) 252,278 2.9%
> Sep 5 9:14 am 8:34 pm - 3:00 pm (35.2°) 252,386 7.1%
> Sep 6 10:20 am 8:48 pm - 3:39 pm (29.6°) 251,940 12.9%
> Sep 7 11:27 am 9:05 pm - 4:21 pm (24.5°) 250,869 20.1%
> Sep 8 12:37 pm 9:26 pm - 5:06 pm (19.9°) 249,119 28.6%
> Sep 9 1:48 pm 9:54 pm - 5:54 pm (16.3°) 246,675 38.1%
> First Quarter at 11:05 pmSep 10 2:58 pm 10:32 pm - 6:47 pm (13.8°)
> 243,575 48.3%
> * All times are local time for Seattle. Time is adjusted for DST when
> applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the
> Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.
> See full month's Moon
>
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> Planets Visible in the Sky in Seattle This Coming Night
> Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 4, 2024
> Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
> Mercury Wed 4:56 am Wed 7:03 pm Wed 11:59 am Slightly difficult to see
> Venus Wed 8:47 am Wed 8:34 pm Wed 2:41 pm Slightly difficult to see
> Mars Wed 12:14 am Wed 4:09 pm Wed 8:11 am Average visibility
> Jupiter Tue 11:36 pm Wed 3:16 pm Wed 7:26 am Fairly good visibility
> Saturn Wed 7:52 pm Thu 6:51 am Thu 1:22 am Perfect visibility
> Uranus Tue 10:20 pm Wed 1:25 pm Wed 5:52 am Average visibility
> Neptune Wed 8:12 pm Thu 8:02 am Thu 2:07 am Slightly difficult to see
> * All times are local time for Seattle.
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According to a news.google.com search for
sighting of the moon
it was sighted in Hyderabad (or nearby) on September 4,
but was not sighted in Islamabad (or nearby) so they
anticipate a sighting of September 5 there.

-- 
David Dalton [email protected] https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
“Mary walks down to the water’s edge and there she hangs Her
head to find herself faded a shadow of what she once was" (S. McL.)