Moon Walk Schedule for 2008
Moon Walk Schedule for 2008
Once a month (or twice when there is a Blue Moon), on the evening of the Full Moon, residents of Fair Oaks gather at the Old Fair Oaks Bridge to welcome the moonrise.
It is a beautiful place and a beautiful sight. When the mood strikes, some sing moon songs. Others gather at the top of the Fair Oaks Bluffs. Bring hors d'ouvres, libation (please, plastic glasses) and friendly conversation.
Moonrise for 2008, courtesy of the U.S. Naval Observatory and Shafamma with notations from the Western edition of the "Old Farmer's Almanac":
Date Moonrise Azimuth Name =========== ============ ========= ========== January 22 Tuesday 5:50 pm pst 64 degrees Full Wolf Moon February 20 Wednesday 5:50 pm pst 77 degrees Full Snow Moon March 21 Friday 7:48 pm pdt 96 degrees Full Worm Moon - Good Friday April 20 Sunday 8:43 pm pdt 115 degrees Full Pink Moon May 19 Monday 8:37 pm pdt 123 degrees Full Flower Moon June 18 Wednesday 9:15 pm pdt 125 degrees Full Strawberry Moon July 18 Friday 9:09 pm pdt 115 degrees Full Buck Moon August 16 Saturday 8:07 pm pdt 105 degrees Full Sturgeon Moon September 15 Monday 7:24 pm pdt 84 degrees Full Harvest Moon October 14 Tuesday 6:19 pm pdt 72 degrees Full Hunter's Moon November 12 Wednesday 4:25 pm pst 61 degrees Full Beaver Moon December 12 Friday 4:55 pm pst 54 degrees Full Cold Moon
*None of the eclipses in 2008 will be visible in our area including the total eclipse of
the moon on February 20, the partial eclipse of the moon on August 16 and the total
eclipse of the sun on August 1.
Click here for an explanation of the full moon names.
Photos by Jim Pearce and Cheri Fuller
Views of the sunset - in the east a hand reaches out for the full moon and west from the old Fair Oaks bridge.
We gather and sing some of our favorite moon songs in honor of the full moon. This is the moon rise on December 23, 2007.
