The Sun and the moon behave differently.
The earth goes round the sun and due to the earth's tilt we get the seasons
and the great differences in daylight and night in the high and low
latitudes.
The moon goes round the earth and does not behave in quite the same way.

Alec


"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
anews.com...
Somebody, oh somebody PLEASE teach Skippy about moon rise and moon set.

Unlike what he seems to think, the moon does not rise and set only two or
three hours apart.

"The moon rose and fell in quick succession, and . . ."

This is at least the second time Skippy has posted that nonsense. How can
it be that anybody who claims to be a sailor not know the basic facts
about moon rise and moon set?

BTW, and it hurts, it hurts real bad to write this but kudos, Skippy, on
your successful voyage.

Wilbur Hubbard

On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 17:54:28 +0100, "Alec"
wrote:

The Sun and the moon behave differently.
The earth goes round the sun and due to the earth's tilt we get the seasons
and the great differences in daylight and night in the high and low
latitudes.
The moon goes round the earth and does not behave in quite the same way.

Alec

...and when it is opposite the sun (full) it rises when the sun sets,
and sets on sunrise. etc.