Full Moon, New Moon ?

[Cane Pole]

I have always thought that the full moon was perigee, and the new moon was apogee. I know the moon circles the earth about every 28 days, but apparently there is also something else that comes into play. It is some kind of an 8 year moon path thing? I have always believed that the full moon was when the moon was closest to earth, and the new moon was when the moon was futherest from earth. Apparently, I have been wrong all these years. Any lunartics here? I have been misguided!

[duane]

I have always thought that the full moon was perigee, and the new moon was apogee. I know the moon circles the earth about every 28 days, but apparently there is also something else that comes into play. It is some kind of an 8 year moon path thing? I have always believed that the full moon was when the moon was closest to earth, and the new moon was when the moon was futherest from earth. Apparently, I have been wrong all these years. Any lunartics here? I have been misguided!

New Moon is when the earth is between the moon and the sun. the moon goes around the earth something like every 28 days or so.

[crap-king]

I have always thought that the full moon was perigee, and the new moon was apogee. I know the moon circles the earth about every 28 days, but apparently there is also something else that comes into play. It is some kind of an 8 year moon path thing? I have always believed that the full moon was when the moon was closest to earth, and the new moon was when the moon was futherest from earth. Apparently, I have been wrong all these years. Any lunartics here? I have been misguided!

I am just a loonatic

[FalconSmitty]

I have used these calenders all year and they have been right on 80 percent of the time. I have had better luck on the days after the new moon.In January I expect to do well on the 13th & 14th.
http://www.fishsniffer.com/moonphase/january05.html

[Moose1am]

Not only does the moon revolve around the earth but the earth is spinning at the same time. We get tides twice a day I think. Don't live near an ocean or I would have studied the tides better.


Full moon is when the sun's light rays are bouncing off the moon's surface and coming back to earth exposing the entire moon. It has to do with the relationship between the earth, moon and the sun. If the moon is between the Earth and the sun you won't see any sunlight reflected off the moon's surface. You may see the moon blocking out the sunlight and the sunlight coming around the edges of the moon during a lunar eclipse. But when the Earth is between the moon and the sun you can see the light reflecting off the moon's surface at times.

Not sure what the orbit of the moon looks like though. Something else I need to brush up on.

[fatboy]

What???????????? The earth is spinning????????

[crap-king]

I don't know alot about many things but I do know we do have 2 high tides and to low tides every day and they occur about every 12 hours - with the times dropping back almost an hour every day - the earth is spinning Brother Wood about as half as fast as the gray matter between your ears :D

[fatboy]

thanks king, i learned that the earth was spinning in about the third grade, but thanks for the comment about between my ears

[Barnacle Bill]

What???????????? The earth is spinning????????

Thank God! I thought it was me.

[whiplash]

back when I was still young and could see to read I caught caught -up with worrying about the moons <> read lots of books but by the time I got all my times figured out it was to late to fish that day , the moons orbit is not a circle , it is elongated so the [perigee or apogee] ? ,is when the moon is the closest and the other is when it,s the farthest ,don,t remember which is which
whiplash