"Happy Durin’s Day to our Dwarven Friends!" Topic

Look to the sky for the first sign of the last moon of Autumn on the threshold of Winter. Check your local sunset times for when to look for the thrush.

Have a great Durin's Day, and may the day open doors to treasure for you (and not dragons).

Thank you, thank you. I shall gaze into Mirrormere, and think of dwarf-friends.

My first and still largest army is dwarfs. Have ca. 1.5K of bearded stunties. Plus my nickname on this and other forums. Plus I never forget my grudges. Plus I'm getting older…plus…

Nice to know there's a day to celebrate in these dull autumn weeks ;)

"First sign of the last moon of autumn."

Wouldn't that be the one between 11/26-12/4 since autumn lasts until
12/21? I would think that would be the last moon of autumn.

Bump.

It's Durin's Day tomorrow. (Well, technically it's today, but 0.9% illumination isn't visible to the human eye. Tomorrow, Oct 4, 2024, illumination is almost 4%, which should be visible to most outside of a large city.)

As for the final comment above, no. 12/21 is actually the mid-point of winter (as the Sun and moon go). The Solstice is the point at which the day is the shortest and the night the longest. It's all about the Earth's orbit (and the Moon's orbit).

Halloween marks the transition from Autumn to Winter; the lunar cycle that overlaps Halloween is thus the "last moon of Autumn" (the "Hunter's Moon"). This year, that overlap begins today (or tomorrow).