Suppose that today the Moon is in the first quarter phase covering the star Aldebaran (a Taurus). What season of the year is it?
September 17, 2020 | Education
| The star Aldebaran is located near the ecliptic in the constellation Taurus. The sun passes this region of the sky in late May – early June. The moon in the phase of the first quarter is 90 ° to the east from the Sun and is located in the place of the sky where the Sun will come in three months. Therefore, now is the end of February – the beginning of March.
