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Teddy's putting on his astronomer hat here.

Looks like you have two choices.

Moonrise on St. John on March 29th (full moon) is at 6:18 PM. However, sunset is at 6:32 PM so the sun will still be up when the moon is rising. That might be what you're looking for, a moonrise then a sunset 14 minutes later.

If you go on the 30th, moonrise is at 7:19 PM and the sun will be about 12 degrees below the horizon, which means it will be pretty dark. The moonrise will be much more spectacular than on the previous night, and the moon will still be almost full, but safety getting back might be a concern for you. If you have plenty of good lighting and want to see both the sunset and a moonrise in fairly dark skies and don't mind waiting about 45 minutes between events, you should do this on the 30th and plan on getting to Ram Head by 6:30. Keep in mind that civil twilight on either night (the time when it gets too dark too see clearly) is at about 7 PM.

Of course, if it's cloudy, all bets are off. Have fun no matter what you decide. Wish we could join you.

I just did this in January and consider it a MUST DO for all future vacations whenever Mother Nature cooperates. Go up before sunset..take some snacks if you are so inclined. Get a good seat and enjoy the show.

It was cloudy in the east and the moon had technically already 'risen' before we could get eyes on it, but this did not damper the event. It was AMAZING. I have some pics that I can post in a couple of days. Although they really did not do the evening justice. Small flashlight or headlamp will suffice for the return trip.

Wish I could join you!

Hey Sun4MySoul,
Full Moon May 27th
Moon Rise is at 6:48 PM

sounds like a good day to spend the afternoon at larry's and then hike to Ram's Head...

FYI, Those who are interested...
Sunrise/Sunset and Moonrise/Moonset info is here:
http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomi ... a-services

John

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Teddy Salad wrote:Teddy's putting on his astronomer hat here.

Looks like you have two choices.

Moonrise on St. John on March 29th (full moon) is at 6:18 PM. However, sunset is at 6:32 PM so the sun will still be up when the moon is rising. That might be what you're looking for, a moonrise then a sunset 14 minutes later.

If you go on the 30th, moonrise is at 7:19 PM and the sun will be about 12 degrees below the horizon, which means it will be pretty dark. The moonrise will be much more spectacular than on the previous night, and the moon will still be almost full, but safety getting back might be a concern for you. If you have plenty of good lighting and want to see both the sunset and a moonrise in fairly dark skies and don't mind waiting about 45 minutes between events, you should do this on the 30th and plan on getting to Ram Head by 6:30. Keep in mind that civil twilight on either night (the time when it gets too dark too see clearly) is at about 7 PM.

Of course, if it's cloudy, all bets are off. Have fun no matter what you decide. Wish we could join you.

I concur that Teddy's intel is better than the Old farmer's Moonrise tables. Their sun rise is also off by an hour too.

7:18 on March 30...whoo hoo it's the day we arrive

Bigcheeze wrote:

Teddy Salad wrote:Teddy's putting on his astronomer hat here.

Looks like you have two choices.

Moonrise on St. John on March 29th (full moon) is at 6:18 PM. However, sunset is at 6:32 PM so the sun will still be up when the moon is rising. That might be what you're looking for, a moonrise then a sunset 14 minutes later.

If you go on the 30th, moonrise is at 7:19 PM and the sun will be about 12 degrees below the horizon, which means it will be pretty dark. The moonrise will be much more spectacular than on the previous night, and the moon will still be almost full, but safety getting back might be a concern for you. If you have plenty of good lighting and want to see both the sunset and a moonrise in fairly dark skies and don't mind waiting about 45 minutes between events, you should do this on the 30th and plan on getting to Ram Head by 6:30. Keep in mind that civil twilight on either night (the time when it gets too dark too see clearly) is at about 7 PM.

Of course, if it's cloudy, all bets are off. Have fun no matter what you decide. Wish we could join you.

I concur that Teddy's intel is better than the Old farmer's Moonrise tables. Their sun rise is also off by an hour too.

7:18 on March 30...whoo hoo it's the day we arrive

Hmmm... off by an hour - sounds like a time zone issue. Have fun, wish we were going.

We will be arriving from Michigan on the 29th and would love to do the hike but since we don't land in STT until 3:30 I doubt if we'd make it. Sounds like a very cool hike. Looks like Miss Lucy's on the 30th for us!

We're hoping to be able to take the boys to STJ for a week some time this summer. This thread has me looking at dates that would have us on island for the full moon!

Thanks, folks!

We dont arrive until March 30th and we have a group of 11 ranging in age from 7 to 73...so,a hike is out and we'll be traveling all day from Michigan.

We were thinking about getting a drink at Island Blues about 6 ish and see what we do next...

Dave

I want to go!!! Wish I was still there!

I'll be with ya in spirit. It sounds incredible!

I'll be thinking about you all tomorrow evening and will wish for no clouds and sure footing on the trek back! Take lots of pics!

The hike sounds great. Unfortunately we won't be able to go. However, we would be interested in Miss Lucy's Full Moon Party. Does anyone know if there is a website for Miss Lucy's? I have googled but not come up with one. Thanks.