Nungali Posted October 21, 2023 This coming full Moon is ' The Hunter's Moon ' . What;'s going on with that ? It's more of a physical thting than any mystical or 'energetic thing ' ( although it may have cross over effects into those areas . For obscure astronomical mathematical reasons that I cant bother to nut out .... we will have 'more full Moon light at night ' over this three day full Moon period . I had to word that carefully , here is what happens ; Most of the time, the Moon rises around 2 hrs later each night , so on your regular Full Moon , the first night , the Moon comes up some time around sunset ( depending on locality ) , the next night , 2 hrs later ( so you have 'missed' 2 hours of night time full Moon , as the Moon will be in the sky (just ) for the same length of time , but it will be after dawn . The next night, another 2 hours later , so thats 4 hours short of the first night , and so on . But on the Hunter's Moon , the Moon comes up only 1 hr later each night , giving a three day cycle with the full moon out at night , for a longer time . Hence, the benefit for hunters . It also might appear more 'red' than usual . be careful not to get Moonburn [ I have noticed this when putting on night events , festivals, etc . they are best timed before the full Moon , so when it gets dark the Moon is already up ( especially if you have a higher eastern horizon eg . the case with our festival site , its next to the river, so in a valley with hills to the east) , you tend not to need the Moon light during the early morning hours as most are asleep ( usually ) . Timed right , you can have 3 or 4 nights of pretty good, near full Moon illumination . ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerard Posted October 23, 2023 I can feel already the strong effect of the first quarter...imagine the full one! In any case moving towards to full moon is more invigorating for me than during the 3-day period it lasts. With this current drough conditions on the Eastern coast of Australia, the Moon will indeed look like Mars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 23, 2023 The Sun looked like that the other day ! at around 2 pm - bushfire smoke . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites