October will have two full moons,
including one on Halloween Night!
2021
January 28 -February 27 -March
28
April 27 -May 26 - June 24
July 24 -August 22
September 21 - October
20
November 19 - December
19
Lunar rainbow in
Ky
Daylight
Saving Time in
the United States, begins on the second Sunday of March and
ends on the first Sunday of November. March 14, 2021, 2:00
am, and ends Sunday, November 7, 2021, 2:00 am.
Except Arizona and
Hawaii
Move your clocks ahead 1
hour in Spring and back 1 hour in the Fall ("Spring forward,
Fall back").
The 2013 Winter Solstice
was Dec. 22, 2013.The Summer Solstice is June 21, 2013.
Click on
The
Moon
This is the waterfall
in Kentucky that creates a moonbow when the moon is full or
strongly lit.
The fourth full moon of
2021 on April 27,2021, will be what is now called a
supermoon.
The supermoon is now an informal term for a full moon seen
near the Moon's due to when it being closer to Earth, when
it is appears in orbit to Earth. The May 26th, 2021 full
moon is also a not near perigee Full Moon.There will be two
supermoons this April and May! May 11, 2021 is apogee {Moon
farthest away from Earth}. Here's
an explanation
for it.This year's perigee comes on December 4th,
2021.
Click
on the Moonbow Picture above for some Lunar
Lore
The Moon bow, a rare natural
atmospheric phenomena known in Kentucky when the Moon's
light is reflected and refracted off water droplets in the
air, 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 weather, water and
astronomical 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, Strawberry Full 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 will be September 21,
2021.
The next Full Moon after Harvest
Moon is called the Hunter's Moon. It is accompanied by a
similar but less marked phenomenon.
Visit
ColorFall
for the peak foilage for colorful fall
photos.
Equinoxes for 2021
Equinoxes are days
when night and day are of equal length marking the start of
a new season. Equal day and equal night -First Day of Spring
- Spring (Verrnal) Equinox March 20, 2021 - Fall (Autumnal)
Equinox Sept. 22,
2021.
Equinoxes occurs twice a
year, around March 20th and the 23rd of September. This is
simplified, but incorrect, understanding of the Earth's
orbital motion can lead up to errors up to 69 seconds from
the actual time. of the equinox.
First Day of
Summer-Summer Solstice - longest day of the year- June 21,
2021.
First Day of Winter
-Winter Solstice - It will be the shortest, darkest day of
the year. In the northern hemisphere it occurs when the sun
is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn. - December 21,
2021. The same can be said about the dates for
solstices.
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
Moonbows occur on the opposite
side of the Moon and inclined to look white to the human
eye. This is due because their colors are not bright enough
to be perceived by the receptors in the human eye most of
the time. It is possible to view the colors in a moonbow
using long exposure photography. It is also possible to see
colors in the moonbow with your eyes, during certain
conditions. This depends on how you perceive the moonlignt.
They appear as very light pastel colors.
My little
trick...If I can see my shadow from the Moon, it's bright
enough.
The best
time to see the
moonbow is 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
Moonbow
Times
Celebrate Moonbow
Nights in Corbin. They will be held three nights downtown at
Nibroc Park, with the first one starting at 5 on Saturday,
May 17. Two other Moonbow Nights will be held Saturday, June
14, and Saturday, Sept. 6.p.m.
Visit the moonbow during
the next Moon Bow Days & Nights and Lunar Rainbow at
night in Corbin , USA here on earth.