Author: Robert Lunsford

During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Thursday November 30th. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 2300 local standard time (LST) on November 29th. This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set during the early evening hours and will not interfere with meteor observing during the more active morning hours.

During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday November 23rd. At that time the moon will lie near the sun and will be invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the late morning hours and can be easily avoided by keeping it out of your field of view.

During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday November 16th. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise between 2200 and 2300 local standard time (LST) on the 15th. This weekend the waning gibbous moon will rise during the mid-evening hours, allowing a window of opportunity to view under dark conditions between the end of dusk and moon rise.

During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday November 8th. At that time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will be in the sky all night long.

During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday November 1st. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near  22:00 local standard time (LST) on October 31st. As the week progresses the waxing gibbous moon will shrink the window of dark sky between moon set and dawn to about two hours by the end of the period. This weekend the moon will during the evening hours and will not interfere with meteor observing.