Dear Editor,
One final gasp, please. Some persons have been referring to the English calendars where the final phase of the moon has been listed for the 10th November. Visibility was a mere 2%. The moon is in constant motion, (rotation on its axis), not only during the night, but also during the day. That 2% was, indeed, visible on the morning of the 10th. However, according to all Panchangs (Astrological Almanac), it became ‘lost’ by midday of the 10th, (beginning of Amavasya), and by 6pm, it became totally ‘lost.’ This situation existed up to 13:47hrs on the 11th when the ‘New’ or ‘Young’ Moon was ‘born.’ This is confirmed by the NASA Moon Calendar. By inference, the night prior to the New Moon has to be the dark night. The night of November 10th was ‘No Moon,’ while the night of November 11th was ‘New Moon.’
Yours faithfully,
Pt R Balbadar
