Crafty/How To/DIY Stuff. JraeB323 Stained Glass Votives - glass votive candle holder + tissue paper + modge podge + silver paint pen (would be really cute for making.
The most relevant factor in determining the times of moonrise and moonset is the phase of the moon. Here is a first approximation based on moon phase (mean moon phase, corresponding to mean elongation of the moon, also the moonstick definition of moon phase). moonrise. moonset. new moon. 06:00 AM. 06:00 PM.
As the Sun sets, the Moon rises with the side that faces Earth fully exposed to sunlight (5).The Moon has phases because it orbits Earth, which causes the portion we see illuminated to change. The Moon takes 27.3 days to orbit Earth, but the lunar phase cycle (from new Moon to new Moon) is 29.5 days. The Moon spends the extra 2.2 days catching up because Earth travels about 45 million miles around the Sun during the time the Moon completes one orbit around Earth. At the new Moon phase, the Moon is so close to the Sun in the sky that none of the side facing Earth is illuminated (position 1 in illustration). In other words, the Moon is between Earth and Sun. At first quarter, the half-lit Moon is highest in the sky at sunset, then sets about six hours later (3).