by Ann » Sun Oct 09, 2016 4:03 am
Chris Peterson wrote:Cobolguy wrote:You got it backwards. It is the Old Moon in the New Moon's arms.
Well, it's a bit tricky to define if the earthshine lit portion of the Moon is "old" or "new", but the crescent is an old Moon, not a young one, since it's waning. So the arms, at least, are old.
Seems like one of those expressions that could reasonably by used either way.
From my latitude, the Moon is either full or lit more on one side. The crescent Moon is always lit on one side, never at top or at bottom.
I learned how to tell the waxing and the waning Moon apart by saying this: If the Moon looks like a comma, it's coming. But if it looks like a G (well, more or less like a G), it's going.
Of course, in English the expression "The Moon is coming" has some unwanted connotations. It doesn't in Swedish, unless you are definitely discussing things pertaining to that subject. (Well, you know, the ancient Greeks thought of the Moon as a goddess.)
Ann
[quote="Chris Peterson"][quote="Cobolguy"]You got it backwards. It is the Old Moon in the New Moon's arms.[/quote]
Well, it's a bit tricky to define if the earthshine lit portion of the Moon is "old" or "new", but the crescent is an old Moon, not a young one, since it's waning. So the arms, at least, are old.
Seems like one of those expressions that could reasonably by used either way.[/quote]
From my latitude, the Moon is either full or lit more on one side. The crescent Moon is always lit on one side, never at top or at bottom.
I learned how to tell the waxing and the waning Moon apart by saying this: If the Moon looks like a comma, it's coming. But if it looks like a G (well, more or less like a G), it's going.
Of course, in English the expression "The Moon is coming" has some unwanted connotations. It doesn't in Swedish, unless you are definitely discussing things pertaining to that subject. (Well, you know, the ancient Greeks thought of the Moon as a goddess.)
Ann