I just finished reading a book by Ken Ring called Predicting the Weather by Moon Phases. I understand the concept of Perigees affecting the weather, but how do Apogees affect it? Is that a lesser effect? One thing he doesn’t mention in his book is what the apogee effect would be during a last quarter moon. What would that last quarter moon apogee do to the weather?
Question about moon phases and weather
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That’s a great question! We’ll consult with our staff astronomer and get back to you!
I have never read the book by Ken Ring (I’d love to get a copy . . . maybe I can find it through Amazon.com?) but in doing a study of major winter storms over the past 100-years, I’ve found that the majority of them seem to occur near the time of first quarter phase and then several days after full Moon. As for perigee versus apogee, the moon can be 13% closer to Earth at the former versus later position, but unless the moon is near new or full phase, the moon’s distance doesn’t seem to have too much of an effect. Of course, at new and full, the Moon is closely aligned with the Earth and Sun, so the Sun’s tidal effect is correspondingly added to that of the Moon’s.
Ken Ring has a newer updated version of his book out on Amazon. However, he’s offering his original version as a free pdf. Apparently, he had trouble with the original being pirated and just decided to offer the book free. It’s available to view online here. I hope we’re allowed to post links here. New poster.
http://www.friendsofsabbath.org/Further_Research/e-books/PredictWeather.pdf
i really want to get a copy of that book it sound very interestinge