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]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >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. > > 1809 1915 2018 > 1847 1934 2037 > 1866 1961 2067 > 1885 1999 2094 > >Jim > ------------------- ---------------------- -------------------- >| Jim Cobb | 540 Arapeen Dr. #100 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | >| Parametric | Salt Lake City, UT | (801)-588-4632 | >| Technology Corp. | 84108-1202 | Fax (801)-588-4650 | > ------------------- ---------------------- -------------------- >All history is but a romance, unless it is studied as an example. > -- George Croly > >> 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 > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com