Moon+Journal

MOON SIGHTING JOURNAL:

Day 1: 11/18/09 Time: 5:45 p.m. Position/Place: In front of I-5747 Conditions: Warm about 22 degrees C. Air: Slight breeze makes temp feel like 21 degrees C Moon shape: Very thin crescent. Moon Color: White Moon elevation in accordance to the western horizon: about 30 degrees. NO HALO

Day 2: 11/19/09 Time: 6:12 p.m. Position/Place: On the way to Jeddah on Medina Road. Conditions: Warm about 23 degrees C. Air: Cool breeze makes temp feel like 21 degrees C Moon shape: crescent color: white about 60 degrees above the western horizon NO HALO

Day 3: 11/20/09 Time: 7:09 p.m. Position/Place: Near Town Square Conditions: about 22 degrees C. Air: Cool makes temp feel like 21 degrees C Moon shape: crescent (waxing gibbous) color: white with slight tint of off white position of moon about 60 degrees above the western horizon. NO HALO

Day 4: 11/21/09 Time: 6:20 p.m. Position/Place: In front of I-5747 Conditions: cool about 21 degrees C. Moon shape almost half a moon. moon elevation: maybe 45 degrees above western horizon. NO HALO

Day 5:11/22/09 Time: 7:41 p.m. Position/Place: In front of I-5747 Conditions: Warm about 22 degrees C. a bit cloudy. Moon elevation about 50 degrees above western horizon. Can just about see complete shape of moon however only about half the moon is lit, or reflecting the sun's light. Just a little halo barely circulating the moon.

Day 6: 11/23/09 Time: 8:11 p.m. Position/Place: In front of I-5747 Conditions: Fairly clear night "t-shirt" warm temperature maybe 23-25 degrees. Moon: White/tint of beige Slight halo again around the moon Closest celestial body to the moon about two fingers widths at full arm extended.

Day 7: 11/24/09 Position/Place: in front of University Library. Conditions: 24 degrees about little clouds Moon: Almost half full or almost quarter month. Closest celestial body 4 and a half fingers wide. Has the celestial body moved??? 60 degrees above western horizon. Halo bigger, maybe cloud has an effect???

Day 8: 11/25/09 9:52 In front of i-5747 partly cloudy 21.5 degrees about half moon quarter month about 65 degrees above western horizon. Halo quite larger closest celestial body 10 fingers...rapid increase overnight!!!

Day 9: 11/26/9 7:45 Jeddah medina road with quraish Partly cloudy 22 degrees C about 80 degrees from western horizon not many celestial body hard to find closest-assumption possibly due to light pollution which can possibly explain day 8's rapid increase, not same celestial body.

Day 10: 11/27/09 4:30 p.m. In front of house in Jeddah slight clouds, sun still up moon just visible. about 50 degrees above western horizon. no other celestial bodies that can be visible except moon and sun 10:03 p.m. at hotel restaurant near beach in Jeddah. about 23 C about 80 degrees from western horizon. halo about four finger width. seems to have the same shape as when it was out during the day... Shouldn't the shape be different since the moon reflects sun's light???

Day 11: 11/28/09 5:15 p.m. near beach in Jeddah about 22 C Sun still out shape seems to be almost full. 8:50 p.m. can't see halo about 75 degrees from western horizon...i believe. near beach in Jeddah (Durat al-arous) Not much cloud. temp about 22 C

Day 12: 11/29/09 1:00 am almost 90 degrees from west. halo radius about four finger width. Near beach in Jeddah (Durat Al-Arous)

Day 13: 11/30/09 12:48 a.m. In front of I-5747 about 24 C Clear no halo 86 degrees above western horizon Nothing odd in particular however, at the beginning of the night it was near the east now after midnight it is maybe 94 degrees from easter horizon. Movement now seems to be E-W.

Day 14: 12/1/09 11:31 Full moon halo quite distant slight clouds about 23 C maybe 80 degrees from W horizon.