Everybody on the West Coast! If you have clear skies...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Go look west right now...

The tiny new crescent moon is visible low in the sky!

And it's gorgeous...

It's two days past the new moon, and I love the way it looks right now!

GO!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

1. I looked at it in East Texas.

It's beautiful!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Glad you saw it!

I love love love this phase!

:hi:

[LakeSamish706]

2. Not clear here... Lake Samish WA... n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I'm sorry it wasn't clear for you...

So many times we've been clouded out too...

:hug:

[mix]

3. i just saw it through the trees here in NM

nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. That's a lovely way to see it too...(nt)

[NMDemDist2]

11. Pecos????

:woohoo:

we're neighbors

:hi:

[mix]

12. i live right in the village, by the jesus wall...

you appear to be in the SE, so maybe you live near the river, out towards Santa Rosa?

[XemaSab]

6. Sweet!

Thanks for the tip! :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Hey, no problem!

I was remembering a tip you gave us one night, and I saw something you mentioned...

Can't remember what it was now, maybe an unusually large full moon...

Anyway, you were the inspiration for this thread!

Thanks!

:hi:

[omega minimo]

26. moon and venus

[laststeamtrain]

8. It's been grey & soaked all day.

Spring in Portland, OR.

But I can imagine it.

Thanks for the heads up.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Yeah, spring can do that to you...

Sorry you missed...

You'll see it some other time, I'm sure!

:hug:

[LakeSamish706]

13. But you live in beautiful California Peggy... Washington State tends to have rain... ugh...

Just got back from Palm Springs a couple weeks ago, it was awesome compared to our Northern weather.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Yeah, we do have the awesome weather...

But not all the time, really!

It can be cloudy and rainy here too...

Honest!

[BlooInBloo]

14. I'm in Seattle. 'Nuff said.

:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Indeed!

Plus you get to see Mt. Rainier!

That is my favorite mountain...

:hi:

[omega minimo]

15. Nice. Crescent moon, light breeze, orange blossoms and bats flitting around.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Yup...we have all of that, except for the bats...

My orange blossoms are incredibly fragrant right now...

:hi:

[omega minimo]

25. Cool. Too bad ya'll are gonna shake off into the ocean.

:spray: :yoiks: any tremblin down there?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. LOL! And that would be no, silly!

We are not going to fall off into the ocean!

The terra really is quite firm here, believe it or not!

:rofl:

[omega minimo]

40. hey, just drop everything below Calabasas, we'll keep our water.................

[gristy]

18. Could this be the 2nd time I've caught a moon alert from you, Peggy?

Last time was a full moon. Nice!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. To be completely honest, I don't remember!

But it could be...

Because, you know, I'm a freaking lunatic, lol!

I do love the moon...

[grassfed]

20. Wow! Thank you!

Very beautiful Thanks for the heads up! (no pun intended.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. I'm glad you were able to see it!

I just looked out my kitchen window, and there it was...

I just knew I had to tell all of you!

You're welcome!

[Sebastian Doyle]

22. No such luck here

It's still about mid January here, apparently. :(

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. I'm so sorry you didn't get to see it...

We don't always get to, either...

I'm near the beach, and it's often cloudy here.

I hate it when that happens...

You will see it one sweet night!

I keep track in our newspaper...it tells the phase, and the setting times...

:hug:

[Born_A_Truman]

27. I can't see it

Our place faces east and there's a butte behind the house (west).

Don't forget EARTH HOUR 8:30PM tonight--lights out!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Aw, that's too bad...

You'll be able tomorrow night, a little earlier in the evening...

When it's still high in the sky...

[diamidue]

28. Saw it here in No. CA!

Thanks for the heads up.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. And wasn't it grand?

You're welcome!

[NYC_SKP]

29. I can't see it, and I'm in California.

I think there might be a planet in the way. :silly:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Uh-huh!

You are too silly!

:hug:

[Zomby Woof]

34. is it white enough for ya?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. It was!

That delicate crescent is gorgeous...

Hope you saw it too!

:hi:

[EFerrari]

36. Like a dark blue marble in a cream colored bowl. Beautiful!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. Ah, what a beautiful description...

I tend to see it the other way...

Either way, it's gorgeous...

:hi:

[donheld]

38. I noticed it here in Denver

It looked very cool! Thanks Peggy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. I'm so glad you got to see it too...

You're welcome, sweetie...

[concerned canadian]

41. I caught a glimpse of it tonight here on Vancouver Island

Victoria, to be precise. It's been raining a lot, but not continuously. I saw it while riding the bus, just as it made a wide left turn toward the south. I remember thinking how beautiful it was, surrounded by dark, gloom-inducing clouds. A small magical reminder of....and then I forgot all about it until I read your message. Thank you, much

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. My dear concerned canadian!

You live on such a beautiful island...I visited there once, a long time ago, and it was a cloudy, rainy day too...

I'm so glad my thread reminded you of your wonderful view...

[MikeH]

43. I saw the crescent moon as I went out running tonight

In fact it was right about 7:45, the time of your post.

During this time of year (late winter and early spring) the ecliptic is almost vertical at sunset and during the early evening, which makes it favorable for viewing the new moon and planets when they set after the sun.

The planet Venus, which had been very prominent in the evening sky earlier this year, has now just passed through inferior conjunction (March 27), and will soon be visible and prominent in the morning sky. However this time of year the ecliptic is at an angle to the earth in the morning, so Venus will not be high up. However Venus being as bright as it is one would not have a problem seeing it.

The planet Mercury will reach its greatest eastern elongation on April 26, and will be visible in the evening twilight during the time shortly before and after that date. Seeing Mercury is rather tricky, and it helps to know when the optimum times are for seeing it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. Ah, you know your astronomy very well!

I tend to follow the moon closely, since I find it compelling to look at...

Thanks for your insights!

:hi:

[winyanstaz]

45. A new moon is also known as Diana's Bow in some Pagan paths..

It is a time for the men and the women to meet in separate circles. It is also the time of new beginnings and to start new projects.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. Ah, yes, Diana's Bow...

That was part of Fantasia, too, if I recall correctly...

A most beautiful image!

I didn't know about the circles, or the beginning of projects.

Thank you for your contribution...

[LWolf]

47. At 7:44 last night,

the wind was howling, and it was pouring. It turned to snow at some point; everything was white this morning when I got up, and it hasn't gotten above freezing yet today.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. I am so sorry to hear this...

I don't know where you are, but I hope the gentler days of spring will soon be with you...

:hug:

[LWolf]

49. We hope so, too.

I'm in Oregon, a bit to the north. ;)