
| DATE IN 2008 |
TIMES (PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME) |
LUNAR PHASE |
REMARKS |
| April
18 (Fri) |
(Fri) to (Fri) |
99% waxing |
moonbow
is already in progress when sky gets dark enough at about |
| April
19 (Sat) |
(Sat) to (Sat) |
100% |
brightest moonbow for
2008 moonbow is already in progress when sky gets dark enough at about (full Moon occurs at |
| night
of April 20-21 (Sun-Mon) |
(Sun) to (Mon) |
99% waning |
|
| night
of April 21-22 (Mon-Tues) |
(Tues) to (Tues) |
96% waning |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley between Moran
Point and Sentinel Dome |
| May
17 (Sat) |
(Sat) to (Sat) |
97% waxing |
moonbow
is already in progress when sky gets dark enough at about |
| May
18 (Sun) |
(Sun) to (Sun) |
99% waxing |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley between Moran
Point and Sentinel Dome |
| night
of May 19-20 (Mon-Tues) |
(Mon) to (Tues) |
100% |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome (full Moon occurs at |
| night
of May 20-21 (Tues-Wed) |
(Wed) to (Wed) |
98% waning |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome |
| June
16 (Mon) |
(Mon) to (Mon) |
98% waxing |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome |
| night
of June 17-18 (Tues-Wed) |
(Tues) to (Wed) |
100% |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome (full Moon occurs at |
| night
of June 18-19 (Wed-Thurs) |
(Thurs) to (Thurs) |
99% waning |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome |
| night
of June 19-20 (Thurs-Fri) |
(Fri) to (Fri) |
97% waning |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome |
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| DATE IN 2009 |
TIMES (PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME) |
LUNAR PHASE |
REMARKS |
| April
7 (Tues) |
(Tues) to (Tues) |
98% waxing |
moonbow
is already in progress when sky gets dark enough at about |
| April
8 (Wed) |
(Wed) to (Wed) |
100% |
brightest moonbow for
2009 moonbow is already in progress when sky gets dark enough at about (full Moon occurs at |
| night
of April 9-10 (Thurs-Fri) |
(Thurs) to (Fri) |
99% waning |
depending
on snowmelt runoff, moonbow may even be visible as early as |
| night
of April 10-11 (Fri-Sat) |
(Fri) to (Sat) |
97% waning |
|
| May
6 (Wed) |
(Wed) to (Wed) |
96% waxing |
moonbow
is already in progress when sky gets dark enough at about |
| May
7 (Thurs) |
(Thurs) to (Thurs) |
99% waxing |
|
| night
of May 8-9 (Fri-Sat) |
(Fri) to (Sat) |
100% |
(full
Moon occurs at |
| night
of May 9-10 (Sat-Sun) |
(Sun) to (Sun) |
98% waning |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome |
| June
5 (Fri) |
(Fri) to (Fri) |
98% waxing |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley between Moran
Point and Sentinel Dome |
| night
of June 6-7 (Sat-Sun) |
(Sat) to (Sun) |
100% |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome (full Moon occurs at |
| night
of June 7-8 (Sun-Mon) |
(Sun) to (Mon) |
100% |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome |
| night
of June 8-9 (Mon-Tues) |
(Tues) to (Tues) |
98% waning |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome |
| DATE IN 2010 |
TIMES (PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME) |
LUNAR PHASE |
REMARKS |
| March
28 (Sun) |
(Sun) to (Sun) |
99% waxing |
moonbow
is already in progress when sky gets dark enough at about |
| March
29 (Mon) |
(Mon) to (Mon) |
100% |
possibly brightest
moonbow for 2010 (depending on snowmelt runoff) moonbow appears just as Moon rises into sky between Half Dome and (full Moon occurs at |
| night
of March 30-31 (Tues-Wed) |
(Tues) to (Wed) |
98% waning |
moonbow
appears just as Moon rises into sky between Half Dome and |
| April
26 (Mon) |
(Mon) to (Mon) |
98% waxing |
moonbow
is already in progress when sky gets dark enough at about |
| April
27 (Tues) |
(Tues) to (Tues) |
100% |
bright moonbow (full Moon occurs at |
| night
of April 28-29 (Wed-Thurs) |
(Wed) to (Thurs) |
99%
waning |
|
| night
of April 29-30 (Thurs-Fri) |
(Fri) to (Fri) |
96% waning |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley between Moran
Point and Sentinel Dome |
| May
25 (Tues) |
(Tues) to (Tues) |
96% waxing |
moonbow
is already in progress when sky gets dark enough at about |
| May
26 (Wed) |
(Wed) to (Wed) |
99%
waxing |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley between Moran
Point and Sentinel Dome |
| night
of May 27-28 (Thurs-Fri) |
(Thurs) to (Fri) |
100% |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome |
| night
of May 28-29 (Fri-Sat) |
(Sat) to (Sat) |
98% waning |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome |
| night
of May 29-30 (Sat-Sun) |
(Sun) to (Sun) |
94% waning |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome |
| June
23 (Wed) |
(Wed) to (Wed) |
95% waxing |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome (brightness and duration depend on snow season and snowmelt runoff) |
| June
24 (Thurs) |
(Thurs) to (Thurs) |
98%
waxing |
moonbow
appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel
Dome (brightness and duration depend on snow season and snowmelt runoff) |
| night
of June 25-26 (Fri-Sat) |
(Fri) to (Sat) |
100% |
possibly brightest
moonbow for 2010 (depending on snowmelt runoff) moonbow appears just as Moon clears south rim of valley near Sentinel Dome (partial lunar eclipse begins at on June 26) |
| night
of June 26-27 (Sat-Sun) |
(Sat) to (Sun) |
99% waning |
(brightness
and duration depend on snow season and snowmelt runoff) |
| night
of June 27-28 (Sun-Mon) |
(Mon) to (Mon) |
97% waning |
(brightness
and duration depend on snow season and snowmelt runoff) |