Moon Phases

[Baratoz]

Does anyone know how long a New Moon or Full Moon last for rituals?

I read somewhere that it very short and the new moon begins waning as soon as it reaches the dark and a full moon begins waxing as soon as it reaches full. The books I have don’t mention it.

[Sercee]

For a full moon you pretty much have 2 or 3 days before and after. I don't know for sure with a new moon, but it's probably the same.

[Baratoz]

For a full moon you pretty much have 2 or 3 days before and after. I don't know for sure with a new moon, but it's probably the same.

Thanks for the info!

[Sobek]

how or where would one find out when which phases are taking place. keeping in mind i am in the southern hemisphere, not too sure if it affects it but just in case.

[Broadsword]

the web site wiccanway.com has the moon phases on the home page. The times for the exact phase in your part of the world might be on a local weather site. Good luck.

[Myst]

I like LunaBar. It's is a nifty little program that shows the moon phase and other astrological information in your taskbar. It's very convenient and free to download. If you're interested, here is the website: http://infra-azure.org/lunabar/downloads.html

[lilady_love]

i find this one very useful... been able to plan in advance is very nice...

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html

Karen

[justmeleo]

I like these sites for looking up moon phase info.

This one you can use for past and future phases.
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html

This one shows a whole month at a time.
http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/

This one gives times in GMT.
http://www.die.net/moon/

I hope this helps