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skirulz
19-09-2009, 07:14 PM
Can the new moon be sighted today from sydney. Has anyone managed to sight it or can confirm that there is a new moon today.
mithrandir
19-09-2009, 07:21 PM
In the column on the left is the current moon. If you click the "Moon Phase" you will find:

New Moon: Sunday, 18 October (16:32)

One post would have been enough.
Lumen Miner
19-09-2009, 07:39 PM
Ummmm, I'm confused....

Something is not right there.....
I am thinking it might be my error but did the moon not set directly after the sun today at 5:30pm or 17:30 if you will and rise at 6:30 just after the sun...
If the moon phase calender is correct then it should be at 5% somewhere in the sky now, rise a 4:10pm. I dont think it is. Not that I would expect to find it at 0.5%, maybe it is up there somewhere... I think it is unlikely the phase calender is wrong though.

I think my dates have stuffed up in comp though...


Edit~ No, Jups where it should be outside.... I think I am right.
Lumen Miner
19-09-2009, 07:46 PM
Te he.... I wish!!! whole month without a moon!! Wouldn't that be splendid!!

My calender has the new moon on the 19 sept... o.6% now.
iceman
19-09-2009, 07:59 PM
The moon phase on the left is correct - the moon is 0.6% now. Basically still new moon but just past it.

The next new moon is 18th October, which is what you see when you go to the Moon Phase page.
iceman
19-09-2009, 08:00 PM
btw :welcome: to IceInSpace, Abdul!
Lumen Miner
19-09-2009, 08:11 PM
.... Ok now i'm just even more confused.... So there is a New Moon at 0.6% up in the sky at the moment?
Setting at 3:45am.... ok I'm going crazy :screwy: and my clocks must be off, celestron the sky has jupiter up and the moon already set...


I'm heading outside to find this moon.


Edit~ I know there is back burning in Sydney, but this is ridiculous, still no moon.
Any idea what elevation Mike approx... ?
iceman
19-09-2009, 08:24 PM
No - it doesn't mean the moon is up. It set at 18:24 today.

0.6% is the phase.
iceman
19-09-2009, 08:26 PM
Where are you seeing 3:45am?

Do you have your timezone set correctly in your profile?
Lumen Miner
19-09-2009, 08:30 PM
Must be my profile....

Left hand side of page.... Current Moon, new moon 0.6%, Moonrise: 16:10, Moonset: 03:45


LoL!! I thought it had set already!!
Edit~ that's better, helps if you input your location ;)


So to answer the original question, perhaps a confirmation of the "New moon" may not have been visible, as it set just after the Sun... :)