Research:Moon

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Lunar Observations

0 New moon
1 Waxing crescent moon
2 First quarter moon
3 Waxing gibbous moon
4 Full moon
3* Waning gibbous moon
2* Last quarter moon
1* Waning crescent moon
0 New moon

'*' Waning Moon or Third Quarter moon

Preliminary conclusions

  • Moon cyclus takes 28-30 days
  • RL Lunar cycle takes 29.53 days.
  • Moon phase will last 3-4 days
  • Moon phases can change during the night

Hypothesis

  • Lunar phases take a set amount of time.
  • All phases take the same time.

To find:

  • Duration of two cycles, to check hypothesis and guess lunar phase change time.
  • An exact time for a lunar change and subsequent change, to determine exact lunar phase change time.
Year, Half-Year, Month, Day Phase
2034 02 02 16 2*
2034 02 02 17 2*
2034 02 02 18 2*
2034 02 02 19 1*
2034 02 02 20 1*
2034 02 02 21 1*
2034 02 02 22
2034 02 02 23
2034 02 02 24
2034 02 02 25
2034 02 02 26
2034 02 02 27 1
2034 02 02 28
2034 02 02 29
2034 02 02 30
2034 02 02 31
2034 02 02 32
2034 02 03 01
2034 02 03 02
2034 02 03 03 3
2034 02 03 04 3
2034 02 03 05 4
2034 02 03 06 4
2034 02 03 07 4
2034 02 03 08 4
2034 02 03 09 3*
2034 02 03 10 3*
2034 02 03 11 3*
2034 02 03 12 2*
2034 02 03 13 2*
2034 02 03 14 2*
2034 02 03 15 2*
2034 02 03 16 1*
2034 02 03 17
2034 02 03 18 1*
2034 02 03 19 1*/0
2034 02 03 20 0
2034 02 03 21
2034 02 03 22
2034 02 03 23
2034 02 03 24
2034 02 03 25
2034 02 03 26
2034 02 03 27
2034 02 03 28
2034 02 03 29
2034 02 03 30
2034 02 03 31
2034 02 03 32
2044 01 12 04 3