Sometimes it helps to check the sunrise-sunset, moon rise-moonset chart before heading out for a run. Tonight's sunset was at 5:47 and the full moonrise was at 5:48. I proceeded on to Sunset Park and timed it just right so that I was on top of Mt. Sunset at that moment. After working up a pretty good sweat I scaled the steep mountain where I climbed with Susan last month and Uncle Wally last year. I enjoyed a beautiful sunset over the Red Rock range that was reflected by some passing clouds. But where was the moon? I waited 10 minutes past it's scheduled appearance before a chill forced me to depart and head home. Was it the clouds hiding the moon? Sort of. But mostly it was the mountains by Lake Mead. Apparently moon rise time is calculated not when the moon becomes visible over the mountains but when it clears the horizon. As I ran home I kept looking over my shoulder. At first a few glimpses of white light poked through the clouds but halfway home the big beautiful lunar object started to draw my attention like it pulls in the tides.
When I got home I watched the Sabres overcome two 2-goal deficits to beat the Caps 6-4 making it another fine day.
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