Sky Guides
Where the Moon Rises, and Why the Spot Moves Every Night
The Moon does not rise in the east. It rises somewhere along a stretch of the eastern horizon that is far wider than the Sun’s, and it crosses…
Lunar Standstill
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Sky Guides
Why the Moon Rises Later Each Night and Sometimes Not at All
The Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day on average, because it moves eastward around its orbit by roughly 13 degrees a day and the Earth has…