Re: CHAT: Passover
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, April 25, 2000, 22:08 |
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John Cowan wrote:
> The phases of the Moon depend solely on the relative positions of the
> Moon and the Sun, and are quite independent of one's position on
> the Earth.
But OBSERVED phases do depend on position on Earth. The beginning of a
Muslim month depends on the sighting of the new moon, so, the moon may
become new after setting in one location.
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"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men
believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of
the city of God!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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