Not quite true.
Last month Australia had a full moon at about 2am on Feb 1.
In Europe it was still January.
>From: Jim_Cobb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Jim Cobb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>CC: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de
>Subject: Re: A tad off topic?
>Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 08:44:47 -0700
>
>The following are the years from 1800 to 2100 in which February has no
>full moon. This is taken from Meeus's book.
>
> 180919152018
> 184719342037
> 186619612067
> 188519992094
>
>Jim
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>> Jean Meeus's book "Mathematical Astronomy Morsels"
>>
>>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0943396514/o/qid=921164695/sr=2-1/002-
>5697572-2293064
>>
>> lists months over a period of about two hundred years which are
>> missing a lunar phase. I believe it lists 1961 as the previous year
>> (before this one) without a February Full moon; it lists several
>> others. I don't have this book handy right now. I'll send more info
>> later... If you have the book, it's in the chapter titled something
>> like "months with five lunar phases." I believe it's the last
chapter
>> of the first section of the book.
>>
>> Jim
>
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