Moons

Three moons orbit Roshar. Each waxes and wanes separately from the others and all have unnatural orbits.Book signing, San Francisco, CA, 11/30/16
The first moon is Salas, which is the smallest and the dimmest of the moons, casting a violet light. The middle moon is Nomon, which is a bright, pale blue. The third moon is Mishim, which is small and green, rising in the east. Easterners consider all three moons to be male.
The Shin call the moons the 'Three Sisters', in the order described. So Salas is 'First Sister', Nomon is 'Second Sister' and Mishim is 'Third Sister'. The Shin believe the time between the first and second moon is the darkest portion of the night, called "the hateful hour ... for it was one of the only times when the gods did not watch men."
According to Wit in his story about Queen Tsa, on nights when the moons are large, they pay special attention to the actions of mortals.
Further, in the story, both Mishim and Salas are female, while Nomon is male.
==Notes==
According to Brandon, the inspiration for the moons were the three gods on the planet. But, the moons existed before the gods came.Book signing, Tel Aviv, Israel, 10/18/19
Also according to Brandon, the moons on Roshar are very not stable.Book signing, Prague, Czechia, 10/26/19
Looking at the moons, Brandon wanted to subtly indicate the presence of three gods and kind of subtly give some color scheme indications of them, but they aren't one to one.YouTube Livestream 32, 6/3/21
Given all of that said, Brandon previously indicated that in color representation, Cultivation is green, Honor is blue-white, and Odium is red-gold.iCon 2019, Tel Aviv, Israel, 10/15/19
==Q&A with Brandon==
Q. What's up with Roshar's moons? Do they all have the same orbital period? What is that orbital period?
A. They all have the same orbital period. Peter figured out their orbital configurations; they orbit twice per day.When Worlds Collide 2014, Calgary, AB, 8/9/14
==References==
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