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This is the waterfall in Kentucky that creates a moonbow when the moon is full or strongly lit.

How Did You Find Out About the Moonbow?

Move your clocks ahead 1 hour in Spring and back 1 hour in the Fall ("Spring forward, Fall back").

Daylight Saving Time in the United States, begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November. March 8, 2020, 2:00 am, and ends Sunday, November 1, 2020, 2:00 am. Except Arizona and Hawaii

October will have two full moons, including one on Halloween Night!

October will have two full moons, including one on Halloween Night!

The Next Moonbow is probable on:

The first full moon of 2018 on January 1, was what is now called a supermoon . The supermoon is now an informal term for a full moon seen near the Moon's perigee, when it is closest in orbit to Earth. The January 31 full moon was also a near perigee Full Moon and a Blue moon because it will be the second full moon of the month! There will be two supermoons this Spring, in March and April! The April full moon is set to be bigger than March's.

The Full Corn Moon.

The Full Moon that happens only once every 3 years to brighten sky this week!

When the full Moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox, known as the Harvest Moon, happens in October, September's full Moon becomes the Corn Moon.

Click on the Moonbow Picture above for some Lunar Lore

The Moon bow, a rare natural atmospheric phenomena known in Kentucky when the Moon's light is reflected and refracted off water droplets in the air, usually occurs 2 days before and 2 days after, including the Full Moon if the other conditions are met . For a moonbow to occur ,

several things must happen. Good weather, water temperature, sufficient rising mist, wind speed and direction, water clarity, a clear sky, water volume and some moon light. It may occur before 2 days on or after certain Full Moons or any strongly moonlit night .

The moonbow happens monthly if the weather, water and astronomical conditions are right.



Lots of weird and bizarre science in the United States of America!

NEW: How To Photograph the Moonbow with a Smartphone

CURRENT MOON phases of the moon

Current moon % brightness and Current Moon Phase

Click on the lines below for accurate Dates, Sunset and Moonrise Times and Lunar Schedule to figure the best moonbow viewing time.

for the moonbow

Astronomical Applications

NASA Lunar Phase

NASA Announces Brightest Moon Explosion Ever Recorded

Lunar Apogees and Perigees

Other Future Perigee " Super Moon s"

LunarLight Photography

"30 years spent in pursuit of the feeling of ambient night"

The Brightness of Moonlight

Moon Light Brightness Predictions for Cumberland Falls, Ky

current moon % brightness

The Full Moon rises at sunset.

Full Moon Names

The Native Americans who lived in the area kept track of the seasons by giving a special name to each recurring moon. The name was used the entire month in which it occurred.

Month - Full Moon Name - Variations

January--Full Wolf Moon

Full Old Moon

February-- Full Snow Moon

Full Hunger Moon

March-- Full Worm Moon

Full Crow Moon , Full Sap Moon, Full Crust Moon, Full Sugar Moon

April-- Full Pink Moon

Full Egg Moon, Full Fish Moon, Full Sprouting Grass Moon

May-- Full Flower Moon

Full Milk Moon, Full Corn Planting Moon, Strawberry Full Moon

June-- Full Strawberry Moon

Full Hot Moon, Full Rose Moon

July-- Full Buck Moon

Full Thunder Moon, Full Hay Moon, Full Blackberry Moon

August-- Full Sturgeon Moon

Full Red Moon, Full Green Corn Moon

September-- Full Harvest Moon

Full Corn Moon, Full Barley Moon

October-- Full Hunter's Moon

Full Travel Moon, Full Dying Grass Moon

November--Full Beaver Moon

Full Frost Moon

December-- Full Cold Moon

Full Long Nights Moon

Harvest and Hunter's Moon

The Harvest Moon , the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox , ushers in a period of several successive days when the Moon rises soon after sunset. This phenomenon gives farmers in temperate latitudes extra hours of light in which to harvest their crops before frost and winter. If the Harvest Moon falls in October, the September Full Moon is referred to as the Full Corn Moon. This year's Harvest Moon will be September 24, 2018.



The next Full Moon after Harvest Moon is called the Hunter's Moon. It is accompanied by a similar but less marked phenomenon.

Visit ColorFall for the peak foilage for colorful fall photos.

Equinoxes for 2020

Equinoxes are days when night and day are of equal length marking the start of a new season. Equal day and equal night -First Day of Spring - Spring (Verrnal) Equinox March 19, 2020 - Fall (Autumnal) Equinox Sept. 23, 2019 . Equinoxes occurs twice a year, around March 20th and the 23rd of September. This is simplified, but incorrect, understanding of the Earth's orbital motion can lead up to errors up to 69 seconds from the actual time. of the equinox.

Solstices for 2020

First Day of Summer-Summer Solstice - longest day of the year- June 21, 2020.

First Day of Winter -Winter Solstice - It will be the shortest, darkest day of the year. In the northern hemisphere it occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn. - December 21, 2020. The same can be said about the dates for solstices.

Lunar Rainbow below

On average, the moon is 238,850 miles or 1.3 Light Seconds from Earth

Click on the Moon for a Moon Phase Calculator

to Plan a Visit or a Weekend for the next Moonbow at Cumberland Falls

The Moon is moving away from the Earth at about 1.6 inches a year !

Pictures of the full moon at night Photo by Woody ............. ............

The Moon in position for a Lunar Rainbow, peeking over the ridge and tree tops.

Astronomy at Cumberland Falls

Moon Facts and Definitions

Full Moon Names

Full Moon Names and Times

Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures

Win the Google Lunar X Prize

Google Moon

Astronomy Picture of the Day!

National Park proposed for the Moon

Blaming the Full Moon for Sleep troubles may not be lunacy.

The Lunar New Year of 2019 starts on January 1, in some cultures and celebrated over a two-week period.

The Honey Full Moon of June will fall on Friday the 13th. This is a rare event.

The Total Solar Eclipse on August 21, 2017

July's perigee Supermoon Photos from Around the World

How To Watch The Quadrantid Meteor Shower, The First Shooting Star Show Of The Year

Moonbows occur on the opposite side of the Moon and inclined to look white to the human eye. This is due because their colors are not bright enough to be perceived by the receptors in the human eye most of the time. It is possible to view the colors in a moonbow using long exposure photography. It is also possible to see colors in the moonbow with your eyes, during certain conditions. This depends on how you perceive the moonlignt. They appear as very light pastel colors. My little trick...If I can see my shadow from the Moon, it's bright enough.

The best time to see the moonbow is just after the moon has cleared the ridge looming over the falls. It is usually visible about an hour after night fall beginning two nights before a full moon. Then, add about 30 minutes for each day, since the moon, during its phase, rises progressively later.

WHEN IS THE MOONBOW AT CUMBERLAND FALLS? Moonbow Predictions

Moonbow Times

Celebrate Moonbow Nights in Corbin. They will be held three nights downtown at Nibroc Park, with the first one starting at 5 on Saturday, May 17. Two other Moonbow Nights will be held Saturday, June 14, and Saturday, Sept. 6.p.m.

Visit the moonbow during the next Moon Bow Days & Nights and Lunar Rainbow at night in Corbin , USA here on earth.

Full moon dates for Earth

Google Earth

When there is a Full Moon here, there is a full moon everywhere on Earth, including Yosemite and Victoria Falls, Africa.

Mystery of the Moon's Origin

Other Notable Celestial Events for 2020

along with the Full Moons

First Day of the Seasons 2020

Moon's Age Revealed, and a Lunar Mystery May Be Solved

A series of Lunar Eclipses will be a Total Eclipse s in 2014 though 2015, starting with the "Blood Moon"

Annular Perseid Meteor Shower

Fall Equinox

There will bee three penumbral eclipses this year!

Click on the Moon for a future eclipse

On a cloudy evening, a Romantic Full Moon in Corbin

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