Lunar Cycle

Indicator Name: MoonPhaseFull, MoonPhaseNew
Screen Name: TradeStation Technologies
Study Type: Show Me
Time Frame: Multiple
Date Posted: 06/01/2002
Categories: Multiple Disciplines
Description: ShowMe of Phases of the Moon.

ELD FILE: LUNAR.ELD (3.8 K)

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About the Author/Submitter: TradeStation Technologies

How it works: The Moon Phase ShowMe allows you to plot a dot historically on Full Moon dates and New Moon dates for any year 1900AD - 2100AD. Sometimes you will see two dots for the Full Moon or New Moon, that is because the calcualtion is true for both days.


Moon Facts: The moon is our nearest natural satellite.

Some believe the moon was created when the proto earth was hit by a proto planet over 4.5 billion years ago. The resulting collision caused both planets to meld together, the earth proper was born with it's orbiting moon.

Solar eclipses occur when the moon is directly in line between the sun and the earth stopping the light and casting a shadow 20 miles wide across the earth.

The moon is slowly orbiting further away from the earth in a few thousand years the moon will have got far enough away that it will no longer be able to cover up the whole of the sun and there will be no more total eclipse of the sun visible from earth.

The moon rotates on it's axis at the same rate that it orbits around the earth. Because of this we always see the same side of the moon from earth. The moon is elongated like an egg and it is the big end that is facing towards us.

There may be water on the moon. Scientists have found evidence of frozen water on the moon's poles.

As the moon's gravity pulls on the earth water is drawn towards it creating the tides.

Lunar Phase Data:

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html

TradeStation Forum Link(s):

https://www.tradestation.com/Discussions/Topic.aspx?Topic_ID=36566&SearchTerm=lunar