The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-17
INFLUENCE OF THE MOON UPON THE
WEATHER.

1t is important not only to seamer
and navigators, but to every body, tc
know the character of the Moons infiu.
ence upon the Earth. The world re-
Eowned Navigator, Captain Horsburg
in one OF his numerous works. presents
the following chances of changes OF
weather:
lst. The chances of change (of wealth
er ana WIND, particularly so if any one
| phase Of the Moon happens at or ni0h
apogee o. perigee, the greatest being at
the time OF perigee from any one single
point.
I'd. The New Moon next to the peri
gee is likely to be accompanied with
the greatest changes OF weather.
3D.. At New Moon, coinciding with
the perIgee, the greatest change may be
| expected, and the chances are as great
as thirty three to one that q change of
weather takes place.
4th. New Moon concidlng with apo
gee, seven to one that ehanget axe 8
place.
9th. Full Moon coinciling with peri
gee. ten to one a change occurs.
9th. Full Noon coinciding with apo
gee, eight to one change happens.
9TH. lf New Moon coinciding with
perigee when the Sun is on the equator
the chance or change of weather IS very
great.
Sih. II at the autumnal equinox any
Of the lunar points coincide, there will
be great probability OF a change rs to
cause typhoon on the south coast of
the Chinese Sea-prObably a storm or
gale situated nigh the Tropic of Can
GER.
9th. The changes of weather do not
happen always precisely at the lunar
points, but. like tile tides. sometimes
vary little in time from those points,
for change of weather often precedes
one or two days the change of the
Moon.
10Th. Let it he remembered that the
changes of the Moon are more likely to
be accompanied by stormy weather
than at the tull, and also that the blow
ing or stormy weather prevails more In
dark nights than when much of the
Moons disc is illuminated.
BY reference to the almanac these
points are always known. Ii when the
Suns semi-diameter ard horizontal
parallax OF the Moon are the greatest,
she is then in the part OF her orbit near
est the Earth, and is in what is termed
perigeej and when the Suns semi-diame-
ter and horizontal parallax are the |
least, she then is at her greatest dis
tance from the Earth, and is in apagee. |
In support OF the influence Of the |
Moon on the Earth, few extracts from |
the published works Of the late DR.. |
Adam Clarke may be OF service to the |
farmer aud useful to the sailor. He |
says:
lst. If the New Moon happens be-
tween the hours of 10 p NJ. and mid |
night in summer, it being in the north
ern hemisphere, the probability is the |
weather will be fine for the space OF the |
next seven days. This calculation is
from and between the hours of 10 o.
clock at night and 2 O'Clock the follow
ing morning; and it further adds that I
The nearer the New Moon is to mid
night, the fairer will be the weather for
.he next seven days.
I'd. The nearer to mid. day or noon
he phases of the Moon happen, the
more foul or wet the weather NAV be
expected to he during the next seven
lays, and the calculation for this Is in
,he space from 10 In the morning till 2
} clock IN the afternoon. This Obser-
va.i0n refers principally to summer,
nearly in The same ratio.
3d. Ii the last quarter of the Moon
axes place between 10 and IL O'Clock in
he forenoon, If in the summer, there
will be frequent showers of rain, ann il
T the winter. the weather will be cold
md rainy, if the wind is westerly, and
now if IN the east.
4th. The higher to midnight the full
hange. first or last quarter, happens,
he faii'er will 6e the weather ior the
lext seven days.
9Th. If the Moon fulls at or nigh mid
lay or noon, there will be snow or rain
n winter, and ifin the summer months,
cry rainy. The space of this calcula-
ion is from noon to p. NJ.
9th. If the New Moon is between the
ours of IL p. N. and one hour after
midnight the fairer the weather will be
he next seven days, but if in winter.
nd the wine in the south, it ia. most
likely to rain.
Sth. If the Full Moon happens to take
,lace between 10 O'Clock at night and
Midnight, expect it to be tair in sum
ner and fair and frost in winter.
9th. To know the effect the Moons
phases have upon the weather or wind,
Iud to predict with certainty, reference
hould be had to her situation rs re-
,ard5 her orbit. whether east, west,
lorth or south of the observer, and fiat
'r nigh the meridian,