Moon positions (and calendar?)

Neon

Please forgive my lack of knowledge but I figured the amateur astronomy forum was the best place to start. I want to buy a moon/lunar calendar for next year but I'm struggling finding one specifically for Norway. Would I be right in thinking the moons shape - crescent, half moon etc - would vary depending where you are in the world? I'm based in England but would like to know when the full moon will be in North Norway so I can plan my visit (where I hope to see the aurora borealis) around it.

If anyone knows where I can purchase a moon/lunar calendar too I would appreciate it.

Many thanks

Arthur Dent · Last edited by Arthur Dent on Mon May 29, 2006 3:53 pm; edited 1 time in total

The shape of the moon is not based off of your position on the earth. It would be like if you hung a ball from a string in the middle of a room and shone a light on it, the shadow (or, in this case the light around it) would be the same no matter where in the room you stood.

I also googled the subject and found a nice page which will allow you to view the lunar phases for any month.

http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/

I hope this helps.

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Neon

Many thanks for the explanation and the link Arthur.

Orion

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