Good times for moorise/mooset photos

I suppose I could figures this out on my own, but it's Friday and it might take a while and also do brain damage to figure. For shooting the moon when it's close to full and maintaining detail, and also having the ability to have enought light on the landscape for some sort of remaining or increasing daylight for decent exposure, what are good days in terms of before and after full moon?

Generally, 1-3 days before the full moon is best for shooting at sunset and 1-3 days after the full moon is best for shooting at sunrise. If you look at the moonrise and sunset times, you want the moon to rise around 1/2 hour before the sun sets. Likewise, you want the sun to rise about 1/2 hour before the moon sets. This time can vary depending on how high you want the moon in the sky for your picture. If the moon has to rise over a mountain, for example, you'll need a longer lag time.

Of course, right now it's cloudy in most local locations, so you may not have much luck this month.

Thanks Grant. I'll print this out and save it. I seem to think about it occationally but tend to forget.

there is a link to a Moon Phase and time guide linked on the links page here! I know Sunda was supposed to be optimal but with a possible winter drop comng in and clouds to cover it, I'm going with Saturday morning at the Garden.

Yep - what Grant said.

I also use a simple (and free) program that Brent D. told me about a couple of years ago - Ephemeris. You can download it here: http://home.comcast.net/~jonsachs/. Just scroll down about a 1/3 of the way. There's a palm version and a PC version.

Hi All,

I use the program "RiseSet", which works on my Palm.

In Colorado Springs, the moon was mostly in the clouds, but occasionally peeked through a bit. I'll post a picture after I get them all reviewed...

Ken