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Lunar Phases.


The following table details the lunar phases for the dates of the murders of Martha Tabram and the Canonical Victims.

9 Nov was the last day of the New Moon prior the First Quarter Moon.

The moon "images" represent what the moon would look like at midnight between the two days listed for each victim.



Victims Date & Day Lunar Phase Description of Phase Phase Image
Martha
Tabram
6 August
Monday
Last Day
Last Quarter
Waning crescent with 2% of the
Moon's visible disk illuminated.
7 August
Tuesday
New Moon 0% of the Moon's visible
disk illuminated.
Mary Ann
Nichols
30 August
Thursday
Second Day
Last Quarter
Waning crescent; 41% of the visible
disk illuminated; well above horizon
31 August
Friday
Third Day
Last Quarter
Waning crescent; 32% of the visible
disk illuminated; well abovce horizon
Annie
Chapman
7 September
Friday
Third Day
New Moon
Waxing crescent; 2% of the visible
disk illuminated; well below horizon
8 September
Saturday
Fourth Day
New Moon
Waxing crescent; 7% of the visible
disk illuminated; well below horizon
Elizabeth
Stride
&
Catherine
Eddowes
29 September
Saturday
Second Day
Last Quarter
Waning crescent; 39% of the visible
disk illuminated; just above horizon
30 September
Sunday
Third Day
Last Quarter
Waning crescent; 29% of the visible
disk illuminated; just above horizon
Mary Jane
Kelly
8 November
Thursday
Fifth Day
New Moon
Waxing crescent; 27% of the visible
disk illuminated; southern hemisphere
9 November
Friday
Sixth Day
New Moon
Waxing crescent; 37% of the visible
disk illuminated; southern hemisphere


Many THANKS to the people who have contributed to this page:
Animated moon image - Courtesy of Ed Stephan.
General information - Courtesy of The Old Farmers Almanac, 1888.
Moon phase images - Courtesy of U.S. Naval Observatory web site
General information - Courtesy of Allegheny Observatory, Pittsburgh, PA, US.
Moon's position above/below horizon - Courtesy of Sam Flynn


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