John N's web site for Astronomy and Meteorology
ABOUT THE MOON
Times for moonrise and moonset, phases and eclipses of the moon,
easter and whitsun, festive and memorial days.
The times are in Universal Time, except the local clock.
2010 Phases of the Moon
Universal Time
NEW MOON FIRST QUARTER FULL MOON LAST QUARTER d h m d h m d h m d h m JAN. 7 10 39 JAN. 15 7 11 JAN. 23 10 53 JAN. 30 6 18 FEB. 5 23 48 FEB. 14 2 51 FEB. 22 0 42 FEB. 28 16 38 MAR. 7 15 42 MAR. 15 21 01 MAR. 23 11 00 MAR. 30 2 25 APR. 6 9 37 APR. 14 12 29 APR. 21 18 20 APR. 28 12 18 MAY 6 4 15 MAY 14 1 04 MAY 20 23 43 MAY 27 23 07 JUNE 4 22 13 JUNE 12 11 15 JUNE 19 4 29 JUNE 26 11 30 JULY 4 14 35 JULY 11 19 40 JULY 18 10 11 JULY 26 1 37 AUG. 3 4 59 AUG. 10 3 08 AUG. 16 18 14 AUG. 24 17 05 SEPT. 1 17 22 SEPT. 8 10 30 SEPT. 15 5 50 SEPT. 23 9 17 OCT. 1 3 52 OCT. 7 18 44 OCT. 14 21 27 OCT. 23 1 36 OCT. 30 12 46 NOV. 6 4 52 NOV. 13 16 39 NOV. 21 17 27 NOV. 28 20 36 DEC. 5 17 36 DEC. 13 13 59 DEC. 21 8 13 DEC. 28 4 18d h m = day hour minute.
Source moon data: USNO computer.
Rise and set times of the sun and moon for today via Wunderground for London and New York Central Park
For the USNO complete sun and moon data for one day, click the logo.
Needed data:
longitude east 5 degrees, latitude north 52 degrees,
time zone 1 hour east of Greenwich, location Netherlands.
Time zone 2 hour east of Greenwich for summer time.
The new moon rises in the east with the sun, the first quarter moon rises around noon, the full moon rises at sunset, and the third quarter mon rises around midnight.
The new moon is standing at midday at her highest point in the south.
First quarter moon is standing in the afternoon at her highest point in the south.
Full moon is standing at midnight at her highest point in the south.
Last quarter moon is standing in the morning at her highest point in the south.
The new moon sets in west with the sun, the first quarter moon sets around midnight, the full moon sets at sundown, and the third quarter mon sets around noon.
Generally speaking the moon will be high in the sky when the sun is low (i.e. northern hemisphere winter) and vise versa.
On the moon air and water are missing. By daylight it is there constantly dry, sunny and very hot with maximum temperatures until 120 degrees Celsius. The night is cold and clear with minimum temperatures until 150 degrees Celsius beneath zero. On the moon we see many structures, such as plains, craters, mountains and valleys. A thick layer of moondust covers large parts of the surface. More about this.
Solar and lunar eclipses
Visit around this date Spaceweather.com for observing tips, maps and links to live webcasts.
Visit around this date Spaceweather.com for observing tips, maps and links to live webcasts.
On old year's eve around half past seven universal time (UT) we have a partially eclipse from about 8% for the umbra and 40% penumbra, visible all over Europe, Africa and some parts of Asia. For The Netherlands (Amsterdam) is the moon then standing in the East with an altitude of 35 degrees above the horizon. It's also a night of a full blue moon. A so called blue moon is the second full moon in the same month. Follow this web link for an animation. Photo left with an orange blue moon from photographer Doug Zubenel of Kansas.
Visit around this date Spaceweather.com for observing tips, maps and links to live webcasts.
Visit around this date Spaceweather.com for observing tips, maps and links to live webcasts.
Visit around this date Spaceweather.com for observing tips, maps and links to live webcasts.
The applet comes from the web site Brunch Boy Design.
See also: Sun, moon and earth applet from Physics and astronomy
Easter begins always on the first sunday after the first full moon in the spring and whitsun on the sunday seven weeks later. Like in old times spring begins on 21 march. When it is full moon and sunday on 21 march, then easter begins on the next sunday 28 march.The rule just mentioned was made during the Council of Nicea in 325 AD to let the whole christian church celebrate easter on the same day. Good friday is the friday before easter and ascension day the thursday forty days after easter and ten days before whitsun.
For more about this, see the Internet
Name of the day 2009 2010 2011 New year's day
3 Kings day
Martin Luther King
Valentine's day
Equinox
Good friday
Easter
Mother's day
Ascension day
Whitsuntide
Father's day
Solstice
Equinox
Animal day
Thanksgiving CA
Halloween
Thanksgiving US
Solstice
Christmas
Old year's day1 January
6 January
19 January
14 February
20 March
10 April
12-13 April
10 May
21 May
31 May- 1 June
21 June
21 June
22 September
4 October
12 October
31 October
26 November
21 December
25-26 December
31 December1 January
6 January
18 January
14 February
20 March
2 April
4-5 April
9 May
13 May
23-24 May
20 June
21 June
23 September
4 October
11 October
31 October
25 November
21 December
25-26 December
31 December1 January
6 January
17 January
14 February
20 March
22 April
24-25 April
8 May
2 June
12-13 June
19 June
21 June
23 September
4 October
10 October
31 October
24 November
22 December
25-26 December
31 December
Posters Zodiac or Posters Astronomy/Astrology
More about outer space on this web site
Realm of the Nebulae | Journey through the universe
The realm of the Sun | Stars and planets
About the Moon | Moon eclipses
Binoculars and telescopes | Space and time
This clock is based on your computer clock
Set your clock now on the right time via our atomic clock
International agency for travel and vacation
John N's Marketplace US CA NL DE AT FR UK UN Dating Music Boating
Counter for John N's web site.
Visitors by country today.
Welcome | Index-US | Realm of the Sun | Moon | Stars and planets | Nebulae | Outer Space | Info Solar System | Astronomical clock | Telescopes | Wind and clouds | Meteorology | Space News | Counters, clocks and canlendars | Clocks and timezones | The clocks of Amsterdam | Christian calendar | Memorial days | World View | Space and Time | All songs and midis | Radio Nautilus | TTS Engines | International News and Weather | Atomic Time Service | Kitchen timer and recipes | BMI calculator | Secret Services | Axis of Evil | Antivirus Utilities | John N's Palace | Palace Bon Bini | Palace Friends List | Education | Games | Chatrooms | Search | Weblinks-1 | Weblinks-2 | Weblinks-3 | Country home | About my life | North Sea Fishery | Euro Calculator | Currency Converter | Your mortgage or lease | John N's Marketplace | My Virtual Office | Free Astro Software | Free Email | Site Map | Statistics | Words of wisdom | Guestbook
© John N's Web. Design, author and
webmaster Drs. Jan Nentjes.
The webmaster of this web site is not responsible for the correctness of the recorded dates and times, although these come from diverse reliable sources.