 | Here's a nice big image of the phases of the moon, suitable for maybe printing out or making into a desktop image. (from A.Cidadão) I have been struggling for a number of years to keep myself aware of the phase of the moon at any given time. I don't spend the night outside as much as I'd like, nor do I walk around outside at night near as much as I used to. There are various cool little desktop gadgets for various computing devices that can help you stay conscious of our mother the moon. |
When I was a more observant Jew I tended to keep track of the phases of the moon since the Jewish calendar is lunar so all the holidays fall out according to phases of the moon.
When I was in India I tended to be very aware of the phase of the moon just because there tended to be bigger events on full moon nights. I didn't even realize then that I was keeping track of it more than I used to. When I got home I kept track of the full moons for maybe another 14 months and then at some point I just lost track and realized I wasn't paying attention to it. But for that 14 months, every time I looked at the moon I'd be mentally calculating how long I'd been home and how long had elapsed since a few particular episodes from the trip.
I was a bit sad when I realized I'd lost track.
Posted by: amir on March 12, 2003 11:45 PM