Mark your Calendar
for Cumberland Falls
moonbow times
2014
January 16- February 14- March
16
April 15- May 14 -June 13
July 12- August
10
September 9- October
8
November 6- December
6
Lunar rainbow in
Ky
Daylight
Saving Time in
the United States, begins Sunday, March 10, 2013, 2:00 am,
and ends Sunday, November 3, 2013, 2:00 am. Except Arizona
and Hawaii.move your clocks ahead 1 hour in spring and back
1 hour in fall ("Spring forward, fall back").
The 2012 Winter Solstice
was Dec. 21, 2012 at 6:15 a.m.The Summer Solstice is June
21, 2013 at 1:04 am.
This is the waterfall
in Kentucky that creates a moonbow when the moon is full or
strongly lit.
Click
on the Moonbow Picture above for some Lunar
Lore
The
Moonbow in Kentucky
usually occurs 2 days before and 2 days after, including the
Full
Moonif
theother
conditions are
met.For a
moonbow
to occur , several things must
happen. Good weather, water temperature, sufficient rising
mist, wind speed and direction, water clarity, a clear sky,
water
volume and
some moon light. It may occur before 2 days on or after
certain
Full Moonsorany
strongly moonlit
night.
The moonbow
happens monthly if the conditions are right.
Lots of weird and bizarre
science in the United States of America!
The Native Americans who lived in
the area kept track of the seasons by giving a special name
to each recurring moon. The name was used the entire month
in which it occurred.
Month - Full
Moon Name - Variations
January--Full Wolf
Moon
Full Old
Moon
February-- Full Snow
Moon
Full Hunger
Moon
March-- Full Worm
Moon
Full Crow Moon , Full
Sap Moon, Full Crust Moon, Full Sugar Moon
April-- Full Pink
Moon
Full Egg Moon, Full
Fish Moon, Full Sprouting Grass Moon
May-- Full Flower
Moon
Full Milk Moon, Full
Corn Planting Moon
June-- Full Strawberry
Moon
Full Hot Moon, Full
Rose Moon
July-- Full Buck Moon
Full Thunder Moon,
Full Hay Moon, Full Blackberry Moon
The
Harvest Moon, the full moon nearest the
autumnal
equinox,
ushers in a period of several successive days when the Moon
rises soon after sunset. This phenomenon gives farmers in
temperate latitudes extra hours of light in which to harvest
their crops before frost and winter. If the
Harvest
Moonfalls in October,
the September Full Moon is referred to as the Full Corn
Moon. This year's Harvest Moon is on September 29,
2012
The next Full Moon after Harvest
Moon is called the Hunter's Moon. It is accompanied by a
similar but less marked phenomenon.
Equinoxes for
2012-Equinoxes are days when night and day are of equal
length marking the start of a new season. -First Day of
Spring-Spring Equinox March 20, 2012 at 1:15 a.m. First Day
of Fall Equinox Sept. 22, 2012 at 10:50 a.m.
Peak foilage dates
for Eastern Kentucky - Oct through Oct. Lunar Rainbow
below
On average, the moon is 238,850
miles or 1.3 Light Seconds from Earth
Click on the Moon for
aMoon Phase
Calculator
to Plan a Visit or a
Weekend for the next Moonbow at Cumberland
Falls
A photographic map of
the equatorial region showing locations of the Apollo
landings.
The best
time to see the
moonbowis just after the moon
has cleared the ridge looming over the falls. It is usually
visible about an hour after night fall beginning two nights
before a full moon. Then, add about 30 minutes for each day,
since the moon, during its phase, rises progressively
later.
WHEN IS THE MOONBOW AT
CUMBERLAND FALLS? Moonbow Predictions
Approximate
Moonbow Times ?
Solstices for
2012
First Day of
Summer-Summer Solstice - longest day of the year- June 20,
2012 at 7:10 p.m. EST
First Day of Winter
-Winter Solstice - shortest day of the year- December 21,
2012 at 6:15 a.m ES