Re: predicting position of earth, moon and sun

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:57:01 GMT, flacco
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>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
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>- 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)
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>                   ***
>                  *****   (rising sun - not visible below horizon)
>                   ***
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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.
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What you describes happens every lunar month for a couple of days just
before every new moon.  Most calendars have the new moon dates so you
can back up from that.  Most newspapers have the dates of the last
quarter and new moon (which is the week you are interested in) along
with the sunrise (and often moon rise) times.  You should get upwards
of 36 days a year that meet your needs.  Pray to the weatherman for
cooperation.


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