Thursday, January 31, 2013
Mummers' Dance by Loreena McKennitt
This song is the inspiration for this year's 1st Annual Easter Egg Hunt. I'll lay out the vision for the hunt next week.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Sun and Moon
Have to look long and hard at moonrise/moonset & sunrise/sunset times when planning this year's Easter Egg hunt. Would like a little bit of darkness, along with a visible moon, if possible.
Rising and setting times for the Moon
| Meridian Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Time | Altitude | Distance | Illuminated | Phase |
| (mi) | |||||||
| Mar 1, 2013 | - 10:56 PM | 8:51 AM - | 3:23 AM | 37.6° | 233,035 | 86.1% | |
| Mar 2, 2013 | 9:31 AM | 4:16 AM | 33.7° | 231,785 | 77.2% | ||
| Mar 3, 2013 | 12:03 AM | 10:16 AM | 5:12 AM | 30.8° | 230,867 | 66.7% | |
| Mar 4, 2013 | 1:09 AM | 11:08 AM | 6:09 AM | 29.1° | 230,255 | 55.2% | Third Quarter at 4:53 PM |
| Mar 5, 2013 | 2:10 AM | 12:06 PM | 7:08 AM | 28.7° | 229,945 | 43.4% | |
| Mar 6, 2013 | 3:06 AM | 1:10 PM | 8:06 AM | 29.7° | 229,961 | 31.9% | |
| Mar 7, 2013 | 3:55 AM | 2:17 PM | 9:04 AM | 32.0° | 230,357 | 21.4% | |
| Mar 8, 2013 | 4:38 AM | 3:26 PM | 9:59 AM | 35.4° | 231,198 | 12.6% | |
| Mar 9, 2013 | 5:16 AM | 4:34 PM | 10:51 AM | 39.6° | 232,531 | 5.9% | |
| Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour (See below table for details) | |||||||
| Mar 10, 2013 | 6:51 AM | 6:41 PM | 12:42 PM | 44.3° | 234,362 | 1.7% | |
| Mar 11, 2013 | 7:23 AM | 7:46 PM | 1:31 PM | 49.1° | 236,640 | 0.2% | New Moon at 3:51 PM |
| Mar 12, 2013 | 7:55 AM | 8:50 PM | 2:18 PM | 53.9° | 239,253 | 1.1% | |
| Mar 13, 2013 | 8:26 AM | 9:53 PM | 3:05 PM | 58.3° | 242,033 | 4.4% | |
| Mar 14, 2013 | 8:59 AM | 10:54 PM | 3:53 PM | 62.2° | 244,775 | 9.6% | |
| Mar 15, 2013 | 9:33 AM | 11:52 PM | 4:40 PM | 65.3° | 247,259 | 16.4% | |
| Mar 16, 2013 | 10:11 AM | - | 5:27 PM | 67.6° | 249,271 | 24.5% | |
| Mar 17, 2013 | - 10:52 AM | 12:48 AM - | 6:15 PM | 69.0° | 250,628 | 33.4% | |
| Mar 18, 2013 | - 11:37 AM | 1:41 AM - | 7:04 PM | 69.5° | 251,199 | 42.9% | |
| Mar 19, 2013 | - 12:26 PM | 2:30 AM - | 7:52 PM | 68.9° | 250,915 | 52.6% | First Quarter at 1:27 PM |
| Mar 20, 2013 | - 1:19 PM | 3:14 AM - | 8:39 PM | 67.5° | 249,778 | 62.3% | |
| Mar 21, 2013 | - 2:15 PM | 3:55 AM - | 9:26 PM | 65.1° | 247,864 | 71.7% | |
| Mar 22, 2013 | - 3:13 PM | 4:32 AM - | 10:13 PM | 61.9° | 245,315 | 80.3% | |
| Mar 23, 2013 | - 4:13 PM | 5:06 AM - | 11:00 PM | 58.1° | 242,333 | 87.9% | |
| Mar 24, 2013 | - 5:16 PM | 5:38 AM - | 11:47 PM | 53.7° | 239,162 | 94.0% | |
| Mar 25, 2013 | - 6:20 PM | 6:10 AM - | |||||
| Mar 26, 2013 | - 7:25 PM | 6:41 AM - | 12:35 AM | 48.9° | 236,063 | 98.1% | |
| Mar 27, 2013 | - 8:33 PM | 7:14 AM - | 1:24 AM | 44.1° | 233,285 | 99.9% | Full Moon at 5:28 AM |
| Mar 28, 2013 | - 9:42 PM | 7:50 AM - | 2:15 AM | 39.4° | 231,033 | 99.0% | |
| Mar 29, 2013 | - 10:52 PM | 8:29 AM - | 3:09 AM | 35.2° | 229,444 | 95.4% | |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 9:14 AM | 4:05 AM | 31.8° | 228,570 | 89.0% | ||
| Mar 31, 2013 | 12:00 Midnight | 10:05 AM | 5:03 AM | 29.7° | 228,383 | 80.4% | |
Rising and setting times for the Sun
| Length of day | Solar noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | This day | Difference | Time | Altitude | Distance |
| (million mi) | |||||||
| Mar 1, 2013 | 7:05 AM | 6:24 PM | 11h 19m 13s | + 2m 35s | 12:44 PM | 42.7° | 92.123 |
| Mar 2, 2013 | 7:03 AM | 6:25 PM | 11h 21m 49s | + 2m 35s | 12:44 PM | 43.1° | 92.146 |
| Mar 3, 2013 | 7:02 AM | 6:26 PM | 11h 24m 25s | + 2m 36s | 12:44 PM | 43.5° | 92.170 |
| Mar 4, 2013 | 7:00 AM | 6:27 PM | 11h 27m 02s | + 2m 36s | 12:44 PM | 43.9° | 92.194 |
| Mar 5, 2013 | 6:59 AM | 6:29 PM | 11h 29m 39s | + 2m 36s | 12:43 PM | 44.3° | 92.218 |
| Mar 6, 2013 | 6:57 AM | 6:30 PM | 11h 32m 16s | + 2m 37s | 12:43 PM | 44.7° | 92.242 |
| Mar 7, 2013 | 6:56 AM | 6:31 PM | 11h 34m 54s | + 2m 37s | 12:43 PM | 45.0° | 92.267 |
| Mar 8, 2013 | 6:54 AM | 6:32 PM | 11h 37m 31s | + 2m 37s | 12:43 PM | 45.4° | 92.291 |
| Mar 9, 2013 | 6:53 AM | 6:33 PM | 11h 40m 09s | + 2m 37s | 12:42 PM | 45.8° | 92.316 |
| Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour (See below table for details) | |||||||
| Mar 10, 2013 | 7:51 AM | 7:34 PM | 11h 42m 48s | + 2m 38s | 1:42 PM | 46.2° | 92.341 |
| Mar 11, 2013 | 7:49 AM | 7:35 PM | 11h 45m 26s | + 2m 38s | 1:42 PM | 46.6° | 92.365 |
| Mar 12, 2013 | 7:48 AM | 7:36 PM | 11h 48m 04s | + 2m 38s | 1:42 PM | 47.0° | 92.390 |
| Mar 13, 2013 | 7:46 AM | 7:37 PM | 11h 50m 43s | + 2m 38s | 1:41 PM | 47.4° | 92.415 |
| Mar 14, 2013 | 7:45 AM | 7:38 PM | 11h 53m 22s | + 2m 38s | 1:41 PM | 47.8° | 92.440 |
| Mar 15, 2013 | 7:43 AM | 7:39 PM | 11h 56m 00s | + 2m 38s | 1:41 PM | 48.2° | 92.465 |
| Mar 16, 2013 | 7:42 AM | 7:40 PM | 11h 58m 39s | + 2m 38s | 1:41 PM | 48.6° | 92.490 |
| Mar 17, 2013 | 7:40 AM | 7:41 PM | 12h 01m 18s | + 2m 38s | 1:40 PM | 49.0° | 92.515 |
| Mar 18, 2013 | 7:38 AM | 7:42 PM | 12h 03m 57s | + 2m 38s | 1:40 PM | 49.4° | 92.540 |
| Mar 19, 2013 | 7:37 AM | 7:43 PM | 12h 06m 36s | + 2m 38s | 1:40 PM | 49.8° | 92.565 |
| Mar 20, 2013 | 7:35 AM | 7:44 PM | 12h 09m 15s | + 2m 38s | 1:39 PM | 50.2° | 92.591 |
| Mar 21, 2013 | 7:33 AM | 7:45 PM | 12h 11m 54s | + 2m 38s | 1:39 PM | 50.6° | 92.616 |
| Mar 22, 2013 | 7:32 AM | 7:46 PM | 12h 14m 32s | + 2m 38s | 1:39 PM | 50.9° | 92.642 |
| Mar 23, 2013 | 7:30 AM | 7:47 PM | 12h 17m 11s | + 2m 38s | 1:38 PM | 51.3° | 92.668 |
| Mar 24, 2013 | 7:29 AM | 7:48 PM | 12h 19m 49s | + 2m 38s | 1:38 PM | 51.7° | 92.694 |
| Mar 25, 2013 | 7:27 AM | 7:49 PM | 12h 22m 28s | + 2m 38s | 1:38 PM | 52.1° | 92.720 |
| Mar 26, 2013 | 7:25 AM | 7:50 PM | 12h 25m 06s | + 2m 38s | 1:38 PM | 52.5° | 92.746 |
| Mar 27, 2013 | 7:24 AM | 7:51 PM | 12h 27m 44s | + 2m 38s | 1:37 PM | 52.9° | 92.773 |
| Mar 28, 2013 | 7:22 AM | 7:52 PM | 12h 30m 22s | + 2m 37s | 1:37 PM | 53.3° | 92.800 |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 7:20 AM | 7:53 PM | 12h 32m 59s | + 2m 37s | 1:37 PM | 53.7° | 92.826 |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 7:19 AM | 7:54 PM | 12h 35m 37s | + 2m 37s | 1:36 PM | 54.1° | 92.853 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 7:17 AM | 7:55 PM | 12h 38m 14s | + 2m 37s | 1:36 PM | 54.5° | 92.881 |
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Evening Easter Egg Hunt?
Traditionally, most Easter egg hunts are done during the day, particularly in the morning. We may keep with tradition, but the thought did cross my mind to do something a little unorthodox this year. Perhaps an evening egg hunt would be unique?
I did a little research online and found that a few venues have in fact hosted their hunts in the evenings. An evening hunt could fit perfectly with a new luminary idea that I've been mentally tossing around (more on that later). And it is worth noting that a full moon falls on March 27. Easter is on March 31. Maybe an evening hunt around this time might be a magical experience?
I did a little research online and found that a few venues have in fact hosted their hunts in the evenings. An evening hunt could fit perfectly with a new luminary idea that I've been mentally tossing around (more on that later). And it is worth noting that a full moon falls on March 27. Easter is on March 31. Maybe an evening hunt around this time might be a magical experience?
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Easter Egg Hunt
Last Halloween, I invited a local Goodwill group that specializes in caring for the developmentally disabled. A couple of staff members brought 4 or 5 residents to Spirit Grove for trick or treat, and they seemed to enjoy it. It was a really special experience for me.
A couple of days ago, I started contemplating whether or not there was anything I could do for them around Easter. After speaking with Mrs. Holidays, we decided that perhaps inviting them over for an Easter egg hunt might be a fun idea. So, I reached out to my contact at the Goodwill, and lo and behold, she thought it was a great idea too!
We've got a small front yard and a spacious back yard in which to hide the eggs. Time to start brainstorming.
A couple of days ago, I started contemplating whether or not there was anything I could do for them around Easter. After speaking with Mrs. Holidays, we decided that perhaps inviting them over for an Easter egg hunt might be a fun idea. So, I reached out to my contact at the Goodwill, and lo and behold, she thought it was a great idea too!
We've got a small front yard and a spacious back yard in which to hide the eggs. Time to start brainstorming.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Blank Canvas
I finally took down the outside Christmas decorations. Now the canvas is all ready to go for Easter 2013. Decorating will commence in early March. A theme has not yet been set. Need a little time to mull it over.
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