1. MOON BLOCKS A DISTANT STAR FROM OUR VIEW
sidereal
1st NIGHT MOON BLOCKS STAR
27.3
occulted
MOON SHIFTS 13 DEGREES/DAY
SAME STAR OCCULTED FOR A 2ND TIME AFTER MOON REVOLVES 360 DEGREES

2. MOON 130 OUT OF POSITION NEXT DAY
NEW MOON TO NEXT NEW MOON
LUNAR
29.5
MOON 130 OUT OF POSITION NEXT DAY
NEW MOON PHASE
MOON HAS COMPLETED LUNAR MONTH DAYS
NEXT NEW MOON
+ 2.2 DAYS
27.3 DAYS. AT THIS POINT MOON HAS
REVOLVED AND COMPLETED
SIDEREAL MONTH

3. 9:00 P.M. 9:00 P.M. M MOON RISE EARTHS ORBIT N. POLE HORIZON CELESTIAL
OBSERVER
N. POLE
CELESTIAL
SPHERE
EARTHS
ROTATION
HORIZON

4. MOON TAKES 27.3 DAYS TO REVOLVE 3600
MOON OUT OF POSITION 130. EARTH MUST ROTATE 52 MORE MINUTES TO “CATCH UP TO MOON”
9:52 P.M.
9:00 P.M. M
OBSERVER
24 HRS
LATER
MOON TAKES 27.3 DAYS TO REVOLVE 3600
3600/27.3 DAYS = ABOUT 130 ORBIT/DAY
EARTH TAKES 52 MINUTES TO ROTATATE 130 , SO MOONRISE AND MOONSET AND TIDES OCCUR 52 MINUTES LATER EACH DAY OVER THE COURSE OF SIDERAL MONTH

5. = EARTHS ROTATION = 3600 1,440 MINUTES IN A DAY
HOW LONG FOR EARTH TO ROTATE 130 ?
x = 52 minutes x =

6. FULL
NEW
GIBBOUS
CRESCENT
QUARTER
LIT PORTION OF MOON GROWS LARGER
LIT PORTION GROWS SMALLER
LEFT SIDE ON MOON IS DARK
RIGHT SIDE OF MOON IS DARK