Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 thanks Nelda, I found this very interesting! Michele --- Nelda Sparks <gentlerain88888@...> wrote: > SPACE.com -- Full Moon Names for 2008 > > > > > > > Full Moon Names for 2008 > > By Joe Rao<mailto:skywayinc@...> > SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist > posted: 18 January 2008 > 06:23 am ET > > > Full moon names were bestowed by the Native > Americans of what is now the northern and eastern > United States. A few hundred years ago, those tribes > kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive > names to each recurring full moon. Their names were > applied to the entire month in which each occurred. > > > There were some variations in the moon names, but > in general the same ones were current throughout the > Algonquin tribes from New England on west to Lake > Superior. European settlers followed their own > customs and created some of their own names. Since > the lunar ( " synodic " ) month is roughly 29.5 days in > length on average, the dates of the full moon shift > from year to year. > > > Here is a listing of all the full > moon<http://www.space.com/fullmoonfever/> names, as > well as the dates and times for 2008. Unless > otherwise noted, all times are for the Eastern Time > Zone. > > > Jan 22, 8:35 a.m. EST — Full Wolf Moon. Amid the > zero cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf > packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. It > was also known as the Old Moon or the moon after > Yule. In some tribes this was the Full Snow Moon; > most applied that name to the next moon. > > > Feb. 20, 10:30 p.m. EST — Full Snow Moon. > Usually the heaviest snows fall in this month. > Hunting becomes very difficult, and hence to some > tribes this was the Full Hunger Moon. This is also > the night of a Total Lunar > Eclipse<http://www.space.com/spacewatch/080111-ns-2008-events.html>. > North and South Americans will have a ringside seat > for this event and will take place during convenient > evening hours. Observers in western Europe and > western Africa will see this eclipse from start to > finish during the morning hours of February 21. > > Mar. 21, 2:40 p.m. EDT — Full Worm Moon. In this > month the ground softens and the earthworm casts > reappear, inviting the return of the robins. The > more northern tribes knew this as the Full Crow > Moon, when the cawing of crows signals the end of > winter, or the Full Crust Moon because the snow > cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and > freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the > time of tapping maple trees, is another variation. > This is also the Paschal Full Moon; the first full > moon of the spring season. The first Sunday > following the Paschal Moon is Easter Sunday, which > indeed will be observed two days later on Sunday, > March 23. This will, in fact, be the earliest Easter > since 1913. > > Apr. 20, 6:25 a.m EDT — Full Pink Moon. The > grass pink or wild ground phlox is one of the > earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other > names were the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg > Moon, and — among coastal tribes — the Full Fish > Moon, when the shad came upstream to spawn. > > May 19, 9:11 p.m. EDT — Full Flower Moon. > Flowers are abundant everywhere. It was also known > as the Full Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon. > Since the moon arrives at apogee less than 12 hours > later, this will also be the smallest full moon of > 2008. In terms of apparent size, it will appear 12.3 > percent smaller than the full moon of Dec. 12. > > Jun. 18, 1:30 p.m. EDT — Full Strawberry Moon. > Known to every Algonquin tribe. Europeans called it > the Rose Moon. > > Jul. 18, 3:59 a.m. EDT — Full Buck Moon, when > the new antlers of buck deer push out from their > foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also > often called the Full Thunder Moon, thunderstorms > being now most frequent. Sometimes also called the > Full Hay Moon. > > Aug. 16, 5:16 p.m. EDT — Full Sturgeon Moon, > when this large fish of the Great Lakes and other > major bodies of water like Lake Champlain is most > readily caught. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red > Moon because the moon rises looking reddish through > sultry haze, or the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon. > There will be a Partial Lunar > Eclipse<http://www.space.com/spacewatch/080111-ns-2008-events.html> > that will be visible from Europe, Africa and the > western two-thirds of Asia with this full moon. At > its maximum 81 percent of the moon's diameter will > become immersed in the Earth's dark umbral shadow. > > Sep. 15, 5:13 a.m. EDT — Full Harvest Moon. > Traditionally, this designation goes to the full > moon that occurs closest to the Autumnal (fall) > Equinox. The Harvest Moon usually comes in > September, but (on average) about every three or > four years it will fall in early October. At the > peak of the harvest, farmers can work into the night > by the light of this moon. Usually the full Moon > rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but > for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the moon > seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: > just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and > only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and > Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice > — the chief Indian staples — are now ready for > gathering. > > Oct. 14, 4:02 p.m EDT — Full Hunters' Moon. With > the leaves falling and the deer fattened, it is time > to hunt. Since the fields have been reaped, hunters > can ride over the stubble, and can more easily see > the fox, along with other animals, which have come > out to glean and can be caught for a thanksgiving > banquet after the harvest. > > Nov. 13, 1:17 a.m. EST — Full Beaver Moon. Time > to set beaver traps before the swamps freeze to > ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another > interpretation suggests that the name Beaver Full > Moon come from the fact that the beavers are now > active in their preparation for winter. Also called > the Frosty Moon. > > Dec. 12, 11:37 a.m. EST — Full Cold Moon; among > some tribes, the Full Long Nights Moon. In this > month the winter cold fastens its grip, and the > nights are at their longest and darkest. Also > sometimes called the Moon before Yule. The term Long > Night Moon is a doubly appropriate name because the > midwinter night is indeed long and the moon is above > the horizon a long time. The midwinter full moon > takes a high trajectory across the sky because it is > opposite to the low Sun. The moon will also be at > perigee later this day, at 5:00 p.m. EST, at a > distance of 221,560 mi. (356,566 km) from Earth. > Very high ocean > tides<http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/moon_mechanics_0303018.html> > can be expected from the coincidence of perigee with > full moon. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.space.com/spacewatch/080118-ns-moon-names.html<http://www.space.com/s\ pacewatch/080118-ns-moon-names.html> > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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