Full Moon Names for 2007

Joe Rao

Full Moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. Those tribes of a few hundred years ago kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full Moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred.

There were some variations in the Moon names, but in general the same ones were current throughout the Algonquin tribes from New England on west to Lake Superior. European settlers followed their own customs and created some of their own names. Since the lunar ("synodic") month is roughly 29.5 days in length on average, the dates of the full Moon shift from year to year.

Here is a listing of all the full Moon names, as well as the dates and times for 2007. Unless otherwise noted, all times are for the Eastern Time Zone.

Jan. 3, 8:57 a.m. EST - The Full Wolf Moon. Amid the zero cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. It was also known as the Old Moon or the "Moon After Yule." In some tribes this was the Full Snow Moon; most applied that name to the next Moon.

Feb. 2, 12:45 a.m. EST - The Full Snow Moon. Usually the heaviest snows fall in this month. Hunting becomes very difficult, and hence to some tribes this was the Full Hunger Moon.

March 3, 6:17 p.m. EST - The Full Worm Moon. In this month the ground softens and the earthworm casts reappear, inviting the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signals the end of winter, or the Full Crust Moon because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees, is another variation. A total lunar eclipse will take place on this night; the Moon will appear to rise will totally immersed (or nearly so) in the Earth's shadow over the eastern United States. The rising Moon will be emerging from the shadow over the central United States, while over the Western U.S. the eclipse will be all but over by the time the Moon rises.

April 2, 1:15 p.m. EDT - The Full Pink Moon. The grass pink or wild ground phlox is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names were the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and -- among coastal tribes -- the Full Fish Moon, when the shad came upstream to spawn. This is also the Paschal Full Moon; the first full Moon of the spring season. The first Sunday following the Paschal Moon is Easter Sunday, which indeed will be observed six days later on Sunday, April 8.

May 2, 6:09 a.m. EDT - The Full Flower Moon. Flowers are abundant everywhere. It was also known as the Full Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon.

May 31, 9:04 p.m. EDT - The Blue Moon. The second full Moon occurring within a calendar month is usually bestowed this title.

Although the name suggests that to have two Full Moons in a single month is a rather rare occurrence (happening "just once in a . . . "), it actually occurs once about every three years on average.

June 30, 9:49 a.m. EDT - The Full Strawberry Moon. Known to every Algonquin tribe. Europeans called it the Rose Moon.

July 29, 8:48 p.m. EDT - The Full Buck Moon, when the new antlers of buck deer push out from their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, thunderstorms being now most frequent. Sometimes also called the Full Hay Moon.

Aug. 28, 6:35 a.m. EDT - The Full Sturgeon Moon, when this large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water like Lake Champlain is most readily caught. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because the moon rises looking reddish through sultry haze, or the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon. A total lunar eclipse will coincide with moonset for the eastern United States. The Central and Mountain Time Zones will see the Moon's emergence coincide with moonset, while the western United States will see the entire eclipse.

Sept. 26, 3:45 p.m. EDT - The Full Harvest Moon. Always the full Moon occurring nearest to the Autumnal Equinox. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice-- the chief Indian staples--are now ready for gathering.

Oct. 26, 12:52 a.m. EDT - The Full Hunter's Moon. With the leaves falling and the deer fattened, it is time to hunt. Since the fields have been reaped, hunters can ride over the stubble, and can more easily see the fox, also other animals that have come out to glean and can be caught for a thanksgiving banquet after the harvest. The Moon will also be at perigee later this day, at 7:00 a.m., at a distance of 221,676 miles from Earth. Very high tides can be expected from the coincidence of perigee with full Moon.

Nov. 24, 9:30 a.m. EST - The Full Beaver Moon. Time to set beaver traps before the swamps freeze to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Beaver Full Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now active in their preparation for winter. Also called the Frosty Moon.

Dec. 23, 2:51 a.m. EST - The Full Cold Moon; among some tribes, the Full Long Nights Moon. In this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and the nights are at their longest and darkest. Also sometimes called the "Moon before Yule" (Yule is Christmas, and this time the Moon is only just before it). The term Long Night Moon is a doubly appropriate name because the midwinter night is indeed long and the Moon is above the horizon a long time. The midwinter full Moon takes a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite to the low Sun.

Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for The New York Times and other publications, and he is also an on-camera meteorologist for News 12 Westchester, New York.

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Lotto Texas Lottery Pool - Game Two

Quote of the Day

Don't work for my happiness, my brothers--show me yours--show me that it is possible--show me your achievement--and the knowledge will give me courage for mine.
--Ayn Rand

We $21.00 in Tuesday’s drawing, and I purchased us more tickets for this game.  However, I did not extend this game.  All you money was spend on the last drawing for 2006, Friday December 29^th, 2006

The numbers for last night’s drawing were:

7-12-25-44-53 Bonus: 3

Mega Millions

Results for your numbers: 4 - 7 - 12 - 32 - 53 (1) . 

So $7.00 won with the Megaplier being 3 we got $21.00.  You tickets are attached to this e-mail or behind the newsletter if you are getting a paper copy.

This is NOW a mixed game.  I was able to purchase 10 lines for $20.00, but the last $1.00 was spent for a straight line (Not megaplied).

The game must win something for me to extend this game into the New Year.

You have 16 lines in tomorrow night’s drawing.  15 of those are megaplied.

The Mega Millions jackpot for the drawing on Friday, December 29th, 2006 is: $72 million. I get my Cash Option from www.ohiolottery.com.  They tend to have the most accurate.  The Cash Option for Tuesday’s drawing is:

 $42,755,328.00

This game has 51 members, but I sold 64 shares ($640.00 in tickets) so I will divide Cash Option by 64 to get our payout.  Please remember this figure is before any attorney fees, taxes or tithes.

Remember its win or lose in tomorrow’s drawing.

I won’t be able to send to you a membership list tonight.  I will on the next update (Saturday).  I had a lot of people who paid on the last day.  Remember we get paid at Citi on the 15^th, and the last day of the month.  Which means we get paid tomorrow, but there are still people who wait until the last minute to pay, hence they hung on to the money from their check on the 15^th just to pay me as late as possible.

Which of course means many people forgot.  I have Jury Duty tomorrow, so will not be at work.  And I have told every one this over and over.  So if you didn’t pay me today, then NO you are NOT in Game 30.

The good news is we have 16 lines and we may win tomorrow night!

. A. A. D. D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my GMC and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mailbox earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the GMC.

I lay the coach keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only one check left.

My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need to be watered.

I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I
decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers. I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:

* the GMC isn't washed
* the bills aren't paid
* there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter
* the flowers don't have enough water
* there is still only one check in my check book
* I can't find the remote
* I can't find my glasses
* I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail.

Do me a favor, will you?

Forward this message to everyone you know, because I don't remember to whom it has been sent.
Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!

GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY.
GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC!

Mega Millions Lottery Pool - Game 28

We won nothing in Tuesday’s drawing, and I’m sorry I had no chance to do any updates.

I worked on Friday, so I thought I would just wait until after that drawing before doing an update.

The numbers for last night’s drawing were:

5-12-15-25-34 MB: 43  MP: 4

Results for your numbers: 8 - 24 - 39 - 49 - 52 (43) .  How To Play Mega Millions

So we won another $8.00 in last night’s drawing.  This brings up our total winnings to $78.00.

I spend your money today on more tickets.  You have 20 more lines for the day after Christmas drawing.  Most of your tickets will expire after that game.

Right now you have 84 lines with 1 more drawing to go.

After Tuesday December 26^th, 2006, you will have 19 lines for Saturday December 29^th, 2006.

The Mega Millions jackpot for the drawing on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 is: $60 million ($35.6 million cash option)

I get my Cash Option from www.ohiolottery.com.  They tend to have the most accurate.  The Cash Option for Tuesday’s drawing is:

 $35,693,040

This game has 51 members, but I sold 64 shares ($640.00 in tickets) so I will divide Cash Option by 64 to get our payout.  Please remember this figure is before any attorney fees, taxes or tithes.

Okay it’s down to the nitty-gritty.  This game will most likely win something the day after Christmas, but I most likely will spend any of your winnings on one draw for that Saturday.

I have been doing newsletters for Mega Million Lottery Pool Game 28 for two months, and they have played right along with you.  With Die Hard, Lotto Texas pools that means 4 newsletters at least twice a week.

I would like to start the New Year out fresh, the only new game I have starting this year is Lotto Texas Lottery Pool – Game Two, and he starts on Saturday December 30^th, 2006.

As it is, I have lost members in my Die Hard Game, so I will have two clubs running from Jan 1, 2007 thru Jan 14^th, 2007.

So this means anyone who wants to play in Mega Million Lottery Pool – Game 30 has until Saturday December 30^th, 2006 to pay for their share(s) to be in the game.  

Please note:  I will NOT be working on Friday December 29^th, or Saturday December 30^th, 2006.  I was given jury duty starting on Friday December 29^th, 2006.

So if you work for Citi, you should be paying now, or giving me a Post Dated check for Friday December 29^th, 2006.

The Mega Millions jackpot for the drawing on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 is $60 million. I get the Cash Value from: www.ohiolotttery.com. The estimated cash value of this jackpot is $35,693,040.00.

 I take that figure and divide it by 60 (# of Shares).  Here is want you would get before any attorney fees, taxes or tithes:

I spend the $4.00 you had in your bank for what seems forever.  So for your final drawing you now have five lines.

Here are your numbers:

Now you will need to win some in Tuesday’s Night’s drawing in order for me to extend this game.  Even if you don’t win, you have played for 2 months on your initial payment for the shares you purchase. 

Game 29 has already started and almost over with.  Their game was extended today to Friday December 29^th, 2006.

There is still time to join Game 30, but you need to have your money to me no later than Saturday December 30^th, 2006.

The Thimble

One day, when a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a river, her thimble fell into the river.

When she cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, "My dear child, why are you crying?"

The seamstress replied that her thimble had fallen into the water and that she needed it to help her husband in making a living for their family.

The Lord dipped His hand into the water and pulled up a golden thimble set with pearls.

"Is this your thimble?" the Lord asked.

The seamstress replied, "No."

The Lord again dipped into the river.  He held out a silver thimble ringed with sapphires.

"Is this your thimble?" the Lord  asked.

Again, the seamstress replied, "No."

The Lord reached down again and came up with a leather thimble.

"Is this your thimble?" the Lord asked.

The seamstress replied, "Yes."

The Lord was pleased with the woman's honesty and gave her all three thimbles to keep, and the seamstress went home happy.

Some years later, the seamstress was walking with her husband along the riverbank, and her husband fell into the river and disappeared under the water.

When she cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked her, "Why are you crying?"

"Oh Lord, my husband has fallen into the river!"

The Lord went down into the water and came up with George Clooney.

"Is this your husband?" the Lord asked.

"Yes," cried the seamstress.

The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an  untruth!"

The seamstress replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord.  It is a misunderstanding.  You see, if I had said 'no' to George Clooney, you would have come up with Brad Pitt.  Then if I said 'no' to him, you would have come up with my husband.  Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all three.  Lord, I'm not in the best of health and would not be able to take care of all three husbands, so THAT'S why I said 'yes' to George Clooney."

The  moral of this story is: Whenever a woman lies, it's for a good and honorable  reason, and in the best interest of others.

That's our story, and  we're sticking to it.

http://fun.from.berdyczow.org/2004-05-26/posmeraj-goscia-w-nos.swf

 DEAR ANN LANDERS:
 
I loved the letters you printed about misinterpreting
the Lord's Prayer. When my twin daughters were young,
I taught them to say this prayer before going to bed.
As I listened outside their door, I could hear them say,
"Give us this steak and daily bread, and forgive us our
mattresses." My husband and I always had a good laugh
over this. That was over 50 years ago, and the memory
still remains in my heart.
 
From San Francisco: When I was a child,
I learned this prayer as "Our Father, who are in Heaven,
Howard be thy name." I always thought that was God's real name.

Groton, Mass. My mother spent her early childhood saying,
"Hail Mary, full of grapes."
 
Missoula, Mont. My son, who is in nursery school, said,
"Our Father, who art in Heaven, how didja know my name?"
 
Uniontown, Ohio I remember thinking this prayer was
"Give us this day our jelly bread."
 
Covina, Calif. I recall reading something years ago
about the Pledge of Allegiance. Some child thought it began,
"I led the pigeons to the flag."
 
Cleveland, Ohio When I was little, I often wondered who Richard Stands was. You know: 

  "I pledge allegiance to the flag . . 
and to the republic for Richard Stands."
 
Schenectady, NY I once knew a child whose favorite Sunday school song was  

 "Gladly, the Cross-Eyed Bear." (gladly the Cross I Bear).
 
Tampa, Fla. When my husband was 6 years old, he thought
a certain prayer was "He suffered under a bunch of violets."
The real words were "under Pontius Pilate," but at that age,
he didn't know better. To this day, we still snicker
in church whenever that prayer is read.
 
Lake Forest Park, Wash. When I was a little girl,
we sang a song in Sunday school about Noah.
Part of the chorus was "And the rains came down,
and the floods came up." We lived next door
to a couple of charming little girls who always sang
this song while playing in their garden. Their words
were, "And the rains came down, and the spuds came up."
 
Oak Harbor, Wash. When my older brother was very young,
he always walked up to the church altar with my mother
when she took communion. On one occasion, he tugged
at her arm and asked, "What does the priest say
when he gives you the bread?" Mom whispered something
in his ear. Imagine his shock many years later
when he learned that the priest doesn't say,
"Be quiet until you get to your seat."

Grand Junction, Colo. When I was younger,
I believed the line was "Lead a snot into temptation."
I thought I was praying for my little sister to get into trouble 

From the Parade magazine, in the ask Marilyn article, (www.parade.com) I ran across this:

You said it doesn’t matter if I keep the same lottery numbers every time or change them—the chances of winning are the same. Does this mean that if I choose the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, my chances are just as good as anyone else’s?
—Dennis Locke, Greenville, Tex.

Yes, they are. This may help put the odds against winning in better perspective.

This proofs true in this Saturday’s drawing.  See below:

Results for your numbers: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 .  How To Play Lotto Texas

Please verify that the winning draw date matches the drawing date on your ticket.

All I would have done is marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on our play slip and we would have gotten $3.00.

I don’t know if Lotto Texas Lottery Pool = Game Two will be big enough for me to try this method, but I am thinking of using it in Mega Millions Game 30.

Let’s think about this, I had $70.00 in this game to spend, and we will assume that I will have $70 or more to spend in Game Two. 

Lotto Texas has 56 numbers, there are 6 numbers in each line, so I will divide 56 divided by 6 = $9.33.  Okay, so basically one would need $100.00 to spend to cover every number in the game.

Okay maybe I could do that.  All I would need to do is get three more members or get three people buy another share.

I should have a bonus on my last check, maybe I will just purchase three extra shares.

Speaking of Game Two, my only member who has paid will not be able to pay me until Friday, December 29^th, 2006.  So my plan to extend this game will not happen.

I assume that everything happens for a reason, so maybe God wanted the Jack Pot to be bigger or more people to be playing.

In all of 2006 this Jack Pot has never gotten up beyond $36 Million.  In checking the web site I see one person winning this at $26 Million.  So we can say we will have a winner here in Texas between $26 Million and $36 Million.

This morning I slept late.  When I did get up, I checked my e-mail from www.megamillions.com and found

I didn’t realize that we had the Mega Ball 39.  So I thought we had won nothing (again).  When I when to Kroger I was surprised that we won $30.00!

We won a total of $10.00, with the Mega Ball being 3 we now had $30.00!  I was overjoyed. 

This game now has won more than Game 28.  You are already up to $70.00!

Right now you have 64 lines with 3 more draws to go.

The Mega Millions jackpot for the drawing on Tuesday, December 18th, 2006 is: $40 million ($23.9 million cash option)

I get my Cash Option from www.ohiolottery.com.  They tend to have the most accurate.  The Cash Option for Tuesday’s drawing is:

$23,923,440.00

This game has 51 members, but I sold 64 shares ($640.00 in tickets) so I will divide Cash Option by 64 to get our payout.  Please remember this figure is before any attorney fees, taxes or tithes.

We are down to three more draws in this game.  You have $70.00 in your bank right now, so this game will be extended beyond the December 26^th date you have now. 

I don’t know how long I will extend this game, because you know that Game 28 has been playing right along with you.  I have to do a newsletter for Mega Game 28, Mega Game 29, Die Hard Multi-Lottery Pool Game XI, and Lotto Texas Lottery Pool Game One.  That is four newsletters and I’m tired.  So I know that your game will be extended, but right now I don’t know how long.

Because I have new members, I must start Mega Million Lottery Pool Game 30 on Tuesday January 2^nd, 2007.

So this means anyone who wants to play in Mega Million Lottery Pool – Game 30 has until Saturday December 30^th, 2006 to pay for their share(s) to be in the game.  

Please note:  I will NOT be working on Friday December 29^th, or Saturday December 30^th, 2006.  I was given jury duty starting on Friday December 29^th, 2006.

So if you work for Citi, you should be paying now, or giving me a Post Dated check for Friday December 29^th, 2006.

An idea for newlyweds

 On their wedding night, the young bride approached her new husband and asked for $20, for their first lovemaking encounter. In his highly aroused state, her husband readily agreed. This scenario was repeated each time they made love, for the next 30 years, with him thinking that it was a cute way for her to afford new clothes and other incidentals that she needed.

Arriving home around noon one day, she was surprised to find her husband in a very drunken state: Over the next few minutes, he explained That his company had gone through a process of corporate downsizing, and he had been let go - It was unlikely that at the age of 55, he'd be able to find another position that paid anywhere near what he'd been earning, and therefore, they were financially ruined. Calmly, his wife handed him a bank book which showed thirty years of deposits and interest totaling nearly $ 1 million. Then, she showed him stock certificates issued by the bank which were worth over $ 2 million, and informed him that they were the largest stockholders in the bank. She explained that for 30 years, she had charged him for sex and these holdings were the results of her savings and investments. Faced with evidence of cash and investments worth over $ 3 million, her husband was so astounded he could barely speak, but finally he found his voice and blurted out "If I'd had any idea what you were doing, I would have given you all my business ".  You know, sometimes men just don't know when to keep their mouths shut.....