Predicting Weather By The Moon - Xavier University Libraries
Predicting Weather By The Moon - Xavier University Libraries Predicting Weather By The Moon - Xavier University Libraries
clones. . Weather By The Moon IN FISHING It was important for Maori to know when Perigee occurred because it affected the fishing.. At Perigee the extra gravitational effect whips up the tides and the weather, causing higher tides and rougher seas. Fish don’t come near the shore at this time because the churning of the sea near the shallows causes sand to get in their gills. So the fishermen would stay home. Besides, it was safer. But at Apogee, when the Moon was far away, therefore having less pull, the conditions were calmer and the fish swam closer to the land. The Maori fishing calendar is Perigee/Apogee-driven, and it makes good sense. Fishermen will tell you even today, that fish bite better a couple of days just before a storm. A storm is usually Perigee-driven and the fish are soon going to have to swim further out where food supply is scarcer. So after the storm they will be back, and hungry. It will be good fishing then too. The Maori priest in charge of fishing (the tohunga) had to know in advance when perigee was imminent. It was not uncommon for the fishing tohunga to be put to death if he was wrong. Moon was in Perigee was secret knowledge, passed from teacher to apprentice. How did the early Maori priest know when it was Perigee? He used a callibrated measuring stick to tell him when the Moon was closest. It is simple enough to run your thumb along a stick with the arm outstretched, and measure the size of the diameter of the Moon (whenever it was visible) around that month. Add two weeks or 14 days and you have 100
Perigees and Apogees the Apogee. Go a couple of days each side of perigee and you know when to best fish or when to expect poor returns.. In Europe it was believed there were parallels in the way the Moon orbits around earth and the way the Earth orbits around the Sun. Full Moon was compared to summer and the New Moon in its darkness to winter. Emergence from the New Moon was regarded as a spring-like renewal, whilst Last Quarter suggested a mini-autumn. At Christmas time the Sun stands at its lowest point against the background of the Archer. There is some truth to this with regard to weather, even if it appears a little whimsical. The best climatic conditions for the month are more likely to be New Moon to First Quarter, whilst thunderstorms and lightning are more common around Last Quarter. IN PLANTING The effect of plant growth during Apogee was traditionally compared to the time of year when the Earth is furthest from the Sun: The tendency in the plant-world is to run to seed, when the growth forces decrease. This more settled nature is reminiscent of mid-summer. Thus the effect of the Moon’s Apogee on seed plants can be beneficial, giving settling time in the soil without the to-ing and fro-ing of the soil’s fluids. For the sowing of leaf crops, however, this time is definitely unfavourable. Carrots sown during these days 101
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Perigees and Apogees<br />
the Apogee. Go a couple of days each side of perigee and<br />
you know when to best fish or when to expect poor returns..<br />
In Europe it was believed there were parallels in the<br />
way the <strong>Moon</strong> orbits around earth and the way the Earth<br />
orbits around the Sun. Full <strong>Moon</strong> was compared to summer<br />
and the New <strong>Moon</strong> in its darkness to winter. Emergence<br />
from the New <strong>Moon</strong> was regarded as a spring-like<br />
renewal, whilst Last Quarter suggested a mini-autumn. At<br />
Christmas time the Sun stands at its lowest point against<br />
the background of the Archer.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is some truth to this with regard to weather,<br />
even if it appears a little whimsical. <strong>The</strong> best climatic conditions<br />
for the month are more likely to be New <strong>Moon</strong> to<br />
First Quarter, whilst thunderstorms and lightning are more<br />
common around Last Quarter.<br />
IN PLANTING<br />
<strong>The</strong> effect of plant growth during Apogee was traditionally<br />
compared to the time of year when the Earth is<br />
furthest from the Sun:<br />
<strong>The</strong> tendency in the plant-world is to run to seed, when<br />
the growth forces decrease. This more settled nature is<br />
reminiscent of mid-summer. Thus the effect of the <strong>Moon</strong>’s<br />
Apogee on seed plants can be beneficial, giving settling<br />
time in the soil without the to-ing and fro-ing of the soil’s<br />
fluids. For the sowing of leaf crops, however, this time is<br />
definitely unfavourable. Carrots sown during these days<br />
101
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