Re: predicting position of earth, moon and sun

flacco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in 
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:

> hello astronomy experts -
> 
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> i'm looking for techniques for predicting dates on which the position of 
> the moon and sun as seen from a given position on earth are as follows:
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> - the sun is near sunrise
> 
> - the moon's position is near the horizon, above the point of sunrise.
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> 
> if this is unclear, here's my picture worth a thousand words:
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>                     **   (moon)
>                     **
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> -----------------------------------------------  (horizon)
> 
>                    ***
>                   *****   (rising sun - not visible below horizon)
>                    ***
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> 
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> 
> i recently missed an excellent photography opportunity under these 
> conditions and i'd like to track down this set of conditions again, this 
> time with camera in hand.
> 
> 
> thanks!
> 

Why not just use a planetarium software and check around the time of each 
new moon for your locality? Most sotfware will step through a month at a 
time to make it easier. Google these sharewares: Skymap Pro, Skyglobe.

Martin Lewicki