The full moon for the month of February is at its fullest at 5:33 PM on Friday, the 10th
...and the sun sets at 6:20 PM and the moon rises at 6:19 PM.
This is just about the best night to view the moon at its fullest after it rises today! This special edition is being brought to you, courtesy of the West End Geocachers attending this year's YUMA MEGA event1
The event begins at 6:00 pm and the event will officially end by 7:00 PM, but there may be some lingering about into the night...
Please do bring your bugs and coins for trading, discovering, or just to show them off.
It is interesting to note that often, calendars indicating moon phases may be off by a day when intended for use in a different time zone. Don't be late or you just might miss out on this magical time as the sun sets and the full moon rises.
Today is...
- Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck (Public holiday in Malta)
- Fenkil Day (Eritrea)
- National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe (Italy) commemorates Italian Istrian and Dalmatian exiles and Foibe massacres (Italy, especially in Trieste)
On this day...
- 1942 – The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
- 1954 – United States President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
- 1996 – IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time
Notable births...
- 1906 – Lon Chaney, Jr., American actor (d. 1973)
- 1929 – Jim Whittaker, American mountaineer, 1929 – Lou Whittaker, American mountaineer
- 1950 – Mark Spitz, American swimmer
- 1955 – Greg Norman, Australian golfer and sportscaster
Notable deaths...
- 2000 – Jim Varney, American actor, comedian and writer (b. 1949)
- 2005 – Arthur Miller, American actor, playwright, and author (b. 1915)
- 2014 – Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (b. 1928)
Full Moon Dates for 2017
January 12 at 3:35 AM
February 10 at 4:33 PM
March 12 at 7:54 AM
April 10 at 11:09 PM
May 10 at 2:43 PM
June 9 at 6:11 AM
July 8 at 9:08 PM
August 7 at 11:12 AM
September 6 at 12:04 AM
October 5 at 11:41 AM
November 3 at 10:24 PM
December 3 at 7:48 AM
References:
1. almanac.com/moon
2. wikipedia Full Moon
3. wikipedia on this day