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Old 10-06-2006 | 02:12 PM
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Default RE: Moon Phases??

One thing to be mindful of with respect to the Full Moon is that, during thefew days before and after a full moon, the moon will be overhead around midnight, and underfoot around noon. So, the peak feeding times do not coincide with peak "hunting" times, dusk and dawn.

Check out the calendar for this month, and you'll see what I mean. The full moon & apogee is on 10/6 (today).

Apogee is when the moon is the farthest from the earth, meaning that its gravitational pull is the weakest. Also, the apogee full moon is 1/3 dimmer than its perigee full moon, which occurs around March I think. Perigee is when it's closest and brightest. Just some food to chew on.
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