The New Moon (or dark moon) rises at sunrise and sets at sunset. Astrologically, the sun and the moon are in conjunction. Becuase the sun's light overpowers the nerby moon in the day, and the moon is on the other side of the earth with the sun at night she is not visible in the sky at all.
The Cresent Moon (or waxing crescent moon) rises midmorning and sets after sunset. She is the first visible sliver of the moon seen in the western sky in the late afternoon and early evening.
The Frist Quarter (or waxing half moon) rises around noon and sets around midnight. Astrologically, the moon is square to the sun. She is visible from the time she rises until she sets
The Gibbous Moon rises midafternoon and sets before dawn. She is the bulging moon getting ready to be full, visible soon after she rises untill she sets.
The Full Moon rises at sunset and sets at sunrises. Astrologically, the sun and the moon are in opposition (ie: oposite each other in the sky and in opposite signs of the zodiac) She is visible all night long from moonrise to moonset.
The Disseminating Moon is the waning full moon getting visibly smaller. She rises midevening and sets midmorning. She is visible from the time she rises almost until she sets.
The Last Quarter (or waning half moon) rises around midnight and sets around noon. Astrologically, the moon is square the sun. She is visible from the time she rises untill she sets.
The Balsamic Moon (or waning crescent moon) rises before dawn and sets nidafternoon. She is the last sliver of moon seen in the eastern sky in the dawn and in the very early morning. |
