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So 3 days ago I'm sitting at a stop light between 8pm-9pm and on the horizon the moon is rising and it's massive and pretty cool looking. 2 days ago I'm driving somewhere with my kid and it's about the same time, 8pm-9pm'ish and the moon is huge but not as big as the day before. I remember specifically because I mentioned how cool the moon looked the day before. Last night about 10 o'clock I take out the garbage and notice it's really dark out yet it's a clear night because I can see the stars. I was wondering if I could see that comet that was supposed to pass by. Then I thought, "where's the moon?" Seems like it should have been lighter out since it had been so bright the last 2 days with the moon out. So today, just after noon, I see the moon up in the sky and it was just over a half a moon.

Call me all the names you want you fucking glowniggers, but I thought the moon semi sorta was how they counted days and it waxed and waned slowly through the month. Am I to understand that the moon will rise at roughly the same time two nights in a row at almost full brightness, then not show up at all on the night after but show up in the middle of the day as a just over half moon?