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Monday, July 29, 2024

Moons, Planets, Stars Are at ‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch Early Morning

Summary: Moons, planets, stars as constellations, star clusters, star lines arranged as navigational star families are at ‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch early morning.

"God talks to human beings through many vectors: through each other, through organized religion, through the great books of those religions, through wise people, through art and music and literature and poetry, but nowhere with such detail and grace and color and joy as through creation. When we destroy a species, when we destroy a special place, we're diminishing our capacity to sense the divine, understand who God is and what our own potential is." Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., April 19, 2023, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts.

“And there’s many people out there who want us to move to the next planet already and I’m like, hang on, let’s not give up on this planet yet," William, Prince of Wales, July 31, 2023, Sorted Food food truck, London, England, United Kingdom.

Five solar-system moons, three solar-system planets, abundant Milky Way stars as constellations, as star clusters, star lines as ancient Hawaiian navigational star families are at ‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch early morning.

University of Hawaii-Hilo ‘Imiloa Sky Watch (from Hawaiian ‘imi loa, “to search far”; ha wai ‘i, “breath life-force supreme”; hilo, “thread”) bares lunar, solar, stellar behaviors. Early morning during July 2024 configures five moons, of which our Moon counts as one and Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, Io count as four chief Jovian moons. Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, Io (from Greek κᾰ́λλος, “beautiful”; Εὐρώπη, “broad-eye/wide-face”; Γᾰνῠμήδης, “glad-plans”; Ῑ̓ώ, “lo!”) demand their discerning by deploying a pair of binoculars or by telescope.

Four Jovian (from Latin iovis, “day[‘s]/sky[‘s]”) moons embellish the early-morning eastern sky that ensconces their host planet, Jupiter (from Latin Iuppiter, “day-/sky-father”), in early-morning planetary trio.

Jupiter, as Kaawela (from Hawaiian ka’āwela, “Jupiter”), figures eastwardly with red-regolith (from Greek ῥῆγος λίθος, “blanket/rug stone”) planet Hokuula (Mars, from Hawaiian hōkū ula, “star red”).

The asterism Pleiades (from Greek Πλειάδες, from πλέω, “to sail”?), as the star cluster Makalii (from Hawaiian maka lii, “eye small”), groups eastwardly with both planets. Early-morning, southern skies house the gas giant Saturn, as the Hawaiian planet Makulu (from Hawaiian ma kulu, “liquid/water dripping”) near navigational star family, star line Kalupeakawelo. The Kite of Kawelo (from Hawaiian ka lupe a Kawelo, “the kite of Kawelo [from ka welo, “the family trait”]”) includes the Great Square of Pegasus.

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch journeys moons, planets, stars, different from those in evening and night skies, in the early morning through eastern and southern skies.

Ancient Hawaiians knew four-star Great Square of Pegasus (from Greek Πήγασος, from πηγή, “fountain/spring/spring-fed fountain”?) as four-star Kite of Kawelo, the latter demigod ancestor of Kauaians.

Top left, top right, bottom left and bottom right respectively lodge Pegasus stars Scheat, Markab, Alpheratz and Algenib as Kawelo stars Manokalanipo, Kakuhihewa, Pi’ilani and Keawe. Scheat, Markab, Alpheratz and Algenib (from Arabic السَاعِد, “the forearm”; مَرْكَب, “boat/saddle”; سُرَّةُ الْفَرَس, “navel horse[‘s]”; الجَانِب, “the side”) muster different meanings in their Hawaiian counterparts. Manō ka lani pō, “shark the heavenly night[‘s]”; kakuhi hewa, “chart mistakenly”; pi’i lani, “climb heaven[ward]; ke awe, “the bearer” respectively nurture Manōkalanipō, Kākuhihewa, Piilani, Keawe.

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch offers from moons, planets, stars in the early morning Jupiter and Mars near the seven-sisters Pleiades and Saturn near Kawelo’s kite.

Navigational star family and star line Kite of Kawelo possesses two other stars positioned north and four other stars positioned south, of its quartet near Saturn.

Northerly kite strings from Manokalanipo and Kakuhihewa respectively quest Iwakelii and Kamoi (Cassiopeia, from Hawaiian iwa ali’i, “frigatebird [Fregata minor] chief”; Cepheus, ka mō’i, “the king”). The kite string from Piilani reaches southerly Piikea, southeasterly Kalanikauleleaiwi (“the chief’s star’s bones”), southwesterly Kaikilani (pi’i kea, “becoming daylight”; ka iki lani, “the little chief[tess]”). The southerly kite string from Keawe stops at Kukaniloko (from Hawaiian kū kani loko, “to anchor sound within”), between the southern horizon and the southwestern horizon.

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch teams moons, planets, stars in the early morning and a constellation, a planet and two star systems in the evening sky.

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Dedication

This post is dedicated to the memory of our beloved blue-eyed brother, Charles, who guided the creation of the Met Opera and Astronomy posts on Earth and Space News. We memorialized our brother in "Our Beloved Blue-Eyed Brother, Charles, With Whom We Are Well Pleased," published on Earth and Space News on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, an anniversary of our beloved father's death.

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'Imiloa Astronomy Center's Sky Watch for July 2024 features such astronomical events as the month's two prominent star families, Kaiwikuamoʻo The Backbone and Mānaiakalani The Fish Hook of Maui, and the dates of July's four primary lunar phases: Imiloa Astronomy Center, via Facebook July 3, 2024, @ https://www.facebook.com/imiloaastronomycenter/posts/pfbid0KZSt9w5ZqLtWMvZdmspvwLMcMU8ShpsgEX3bYEUmkS2C5hqYJ1CDsBcW9szpefmMl; via Facebook July 3, 2024, @ https://www.facebook.com/imiloaastronomycenter/posts/872829154864031/

Sky charts of Hawai'i's skies are issued monthly by the Big Island's 'Imiloa Astronomy Center as well as by O'ahu-based Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum's J. (Jhamandas) Watumull Planetarium: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, via Facebook June 29, 2024, @ https://www.facebook.com/BishopMuseum/posts/pfbid0dq1A8DWzsn6UDHo9RqMWrg1yukPDLDjfJqXyxuw23wXZX53c176vW5U2HZWSk3qsl

For further information:

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Available @ https://www.facebook.com/BishopMuseum/photos/a.167268692109/10151654494977110/

Campbell, Kimo. (Ed.). 1997. The Kumulipo: An Hawaiian Creation Myth. Second printing. Honolulu HI: Pueo Press. First Pueo Press edition. San Francisco CA: Pueo Press, 1978. First published by Boston MA: Lee and Shepard, 1897.
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Joey; and Gerrit. "Average Weather For Hilo (By Month)." Love Big Island > Menu > Regions > Hilo > Highlights > Highlights For Hilo (City And Outdoors) > Guide to Hilo: Beaches, Favorites Activities, And Day Trips > Table of contents > Weather trends > Local Weather in Hilo > monthly average weather for Hilo. Updated 16 March 2021. Copyright 2011-2023.
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"July 2024 Sky Watch." 'Imiloa > Education & Outreach > Sky Lines & Sky Watch.
Available @ https://imiloahawaii.org/sky-charts

"June 2024 Sky Watch." 'Imiloa > Education & Outreach > Sky Lines & Sky Watch.
Available @ https://imiloahawaii.org/sky-charts

Kawaharada, Dennis. “Lunar Days.” Kapi’olani Community College > Asia-Pacific Digital Library > APDL > Traditions of O’ahu. Copyright Kapi’olani Community College 2001-2004. Last Modified Last Updated 27 February 2023.
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Kawaharada, Dennis. “Traditions of O'ahu: Seasons & Months.” Kapi’olani Community College > Asia-Pacific Digital Library > APDL > Traditions of O’ahu. Copyright Kapi’olani Community College 2001-2004. Last Modified Last Updated 27 February 2023.
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"Lāhaina Noon." Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum > Astronomy Resources.
Available @ https://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium/astronomy-resources/lahaina-noon/

Marriner, Derdriu. 29 July 2024. "Moons, Planets, Stars Are at ‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch Early Morning." Earth and Space News. Monday.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2024/07/moons-planets-stars-are-at-imiloa-july.html

Marriner, Derdriu. 22 July 2024. "The Backbone and The Chief’s Fishline Awe ‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch." Earth and Space News. Monday.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-backbone-and-chiefs-fishline-awe.html

Marriner, Derdriu. 15 July 2024. "‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch Assigns Lahaina Noon Dates, Places, Times." Earth and Space News. Monday.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2024/07/imiloa-july-2024-sky-watch-assigns.html

Marriner, Derdriu. 8 July 2024. "‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch Accepts Two First-Quarter Moon Phases." Earth and Space News. Monday. Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2024/07/imiloa-july-2024-sky-watch-accepts-two.html

Marriner, Derdriu. 1 July 2024. "‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch Adds One More To Ancient Moon Phases." Earth and Space News. Monday.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2024/07/imiloa-july-2024-sky-watch-adds-one.html

Marriner, Derdriu. 24 June 2024. "'Imiloa June 2024 Sky Watch Morning Planets, Star Cluster, Star Lines." Earth and Space News. Monday.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2024/06/imiloa-june-2024-sky-watch-morning.html

Marriner, Derdriu. 17 June 2024. "‘Imiloa June 2024 Sky Watch Moon Phases Admit Summer Solstice June 20." Earth and Space News. Monday.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2024/06/imiloa-june-2024-sky-watch-moon-phases.html

Marriner, Derdriu. 10 June 2024. "‘Imiloa June 2024 Sky Watch Addresses Backbone Star Line Kaiwikuamo’o." Earth and Space News. Monday.
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Thompson, Nainoa. "Hawaiian Star Lines and Names for Stars." Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions > Home > Menu > 'Ike: Knowledge and Traditions > Ho'okele: On Wayfinding > Nainoa Thompson On Wayfinding > Wayfinding: Modern Methods and Techniques of Non-Instrument Navigation, Based on Pacific Traditions > Hawaiian Star Lines.
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"Traditional month names, 1895." nupepa. Posted 11 November 2013. Powered by WordPress.
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"Weather in Hilo in July 2024." World Weather > World > United States > Hawaii > Weather in Hilo.
Available @ https://world-weather.info/forecast/usa/hilo/july-2024/

"Weather in Hilo in June 2024." World Weather > World > United States > Hawaii > Weather in Hilo.
Available @ https://world-weather.info/forecast/usa/hilo/june-2024/

Yuen, Leileihua. "Kaulana Mahina - The Hawaiian Lunar Calendar." Ka'ahele Hawaii Writing for and about Hawai'i since 1993 > Ka Moomeheu o Hawaii - The Culture of Hawaii > Ao Hōkū - Hawaiian Astronomy.
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Monday, July 15, 2024

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch Assigns Lahaina Noon Dates, Places, Times

Summary: ‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch assigns Lahaina Noon dates, places, times at 8 ambiances that attest to no-shadow zenith-Sun days in the Hawaiian archipelago.

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch assigns Lahaina Noon dates, places, times at 8 ambiances that attest to no-shadow zenith-Sun days in the Hawaiian archipelago, where shadows momentarily absent themselves from anything smooth-sided.

Only Hawaii and everywhere between latitudes 23.436806 North and -23.436806 South boast twice yearly the zenith (from Arabic سَمْتُ الرَّأْس, "direction of the head") sun overhead. Hawaiian calls that overhead sun kau ka la i ka lolo ("the sun rests on the brains") anciently and, since 1990, Lahaina Noon (lāhainā, "cruel sun"). The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii determines biannual Lahaina Noon dates in Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST, 10 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time, UTC).

Lihue, Kauai (Līhuʻe, “cold chill”; Kaua’i, “to place out to dry?”) emerges as first Lahaina Noon Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 12:43 p.m. HAST (22:43 UTC).

Haleiwa, Oahu (hale ‘iwa, “house frigate-bird’s”; o’ahu, “gathering-place”; ha wai ‘i, “breath life-force supreme”) features Lahaina Noon Monday, July 15, at 12:37 p.m. HAST (22:37 UTC).

Kaneohe, Oahu (from Hawaiian kāne ‘ohe, “male bamboo [thin]”; o’ahu, “gathering place”) momentarily guards Lahaina Noon Tuesday, July 13, 2024, at 12:37 p.m. HAST (22:37 UTC). Honolulu, Oahu island, Hawaii state (from Hawaiian hono lulu, “bay sheltered”) momentarily houses its Lahaina Noon Monday, July 15, 2024, at 12:37 p.m. HAST (22:37 UTC). Lahaina Noon involves Kaunakakai, Molokai island (from Hawaiian kauna kahakai, “landing beach”; moloka’i, “sweet potato [variety]”) Tuesday, July 16, at 12:34 p.m. HAST (22:34 p.m. UTC).

Twelve-thirty-two HAST (22:32 UTC) next afternoon Kahului, Maui (ka hului, “the winning”; maui, “left-side”) joins Lahaina Noon dates, places, times on ‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch.

Lahaina, Maui and Lāna’i City, Lāna’i (from Hawaiian lā na’i, “day conquest”) know that same Lahaina Noon Wednesday, July 27, at 12:33 p.m. HAST (22:33 UTC).

Lahaina Noon logs momentarily locating over Hana, Maui island, Hawaii state (from Hawaiian hāna, “alert, bay”) Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. HAST (22:30 UTC). Waimea, Hawaii County and island, Hawaii state (wai mea, “water reddish”) manifests Lahaina Noon Monday, July 22, 2024, at 12:29 p.m. HAST (22:29 UTC). Hilo, Hawaii island (from Hawaiian hilo, “threadlike, thread”) niches, perhaps in overcast, rainy skies, its Lahaina Noon Tuesday, July 23, at 12:26 p.m. HAST (22:26 UTC).

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch offers Kailua-Kona, Hawaii island (from kailua kona, “two-seas leeward”) next-day Lahaina Noon dates, places, times at 12:30 p.m. HAST (22:30 UTC).

South Point, Hawaii County and island presents itself as last place, Saturday, July 27, 2024, at 12:29 p.m. HAST (22:29 UTC), to perceive Lahaina Noon 2024.

The sun world-uniquely directly over the 50th Unitedstatesian state queues the Hawaiian phrase Lahaina Noon for coastal northwest Maui island’s annually droughty, dry-weather May and July. Haleiwa, Lihue; Hana, Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Lahaina, Lanai, South Point, Waimea; Hilo, Kaneohe respectively reap cloudy, mixed cloudy and sunny, mixed cloudy and rainy Lahaina-Noon days. The months November through March serve as the Hawaiian archipelago’s wet seasons, whereby northeastern, windward island sides likelier score localized, short-lasting showers pre-, intra-, post-rainy seasons.

Nevertheless, Kaunakakai, Molokai island alone among Lahaina Noon dates, places, times for ‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch teamed no-shadow, zenith-sun treats with cloud-free, rain-free, sunny viewing.

Hawai'i experiences Lahaina noon in two months, May and July; May's Lahaina noon, McCully Street at Ala Wai Boulevard and manmade Ala Wai Canal, Waikiki neighborhood, downtown Honolulu, southeastern coastal O'ahu; Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 12:27:51: Daniel Ramirez (jdnx), CC BY 2.0 Generic, via Flickr

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Dedication

'Imiloa Astronomy Center's Sky Watch for July 2024 notes Lahaina Noon as one of the month's featured astronomical events; Lahaina noon references the solar passage at solar noon through the center of the sky; Lahaina noon's solar position exactly overhead occasions the lack of shadows for such smooth-sided, vertical objects as flagpoles and utility poles: Imiloa Astronomy Center, via Facebook July 3, 2024, @ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=872829158197364&set=a.451186320361652; via Facebook July 3, 2024, @ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=872829158197364&set=pb.100064108621874.-2207520000; via Facebook July 3, 2024, @ https://www.facebook.com/imiloaastronomycenter/posts/872829158197364/; via Facebook July 3, 2024, @ https://www.facebook.com/imiloaastronomycenter/posts/pfbid0KUJrWMHrHfTpK1qh1rxt8UjhcEGYYXRTPsg3xrj1VnsWrkWTFyFpYtiJqguiHpR5l

"July 2024 Sky Watch." 'Imiloa > Education & Outreach > Sky Lines & Sky Watch.
Available @ https://imiloahawaii.org/sky-charts

"June 2024 Sky Watch." 'Imiloa > Education & Outreach > Sky Lines & Sky Watch.
Available @ https://imiloahawaii.org/sky-charts

"Lāhaina Noon." Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum > Astronomy Resources.
Available @ https://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium/astronomy-resources/lahaina-noon/

"Traditional month names, 1895." nupepa. Posted 11 November 2013. Powered by WordPress.
Available @ https://nupepa-hawaii.com/2013/11/21/traditional-month-names-1895/

"Weather in Hilo in July 2024." World Weather > World > United States > Hawaii > Weather in Hilo.
Available @ https://world-weather.info/forecast/usa/hilo/july-2024/

"Weather in Hilo in June 2024." World Weather > World > United States > Hawaii > Weather in Hilo.
Available @ https://world-weather.info/forecast/usa/hilo/june-2024/

Monday, July 8, 2024

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch Accepts Two First-Quarter Moon Phases

Summary: ‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch accepts two first-quarter moon phases, Monday the 1st through Thursday the 4th, Saturday the 27th through Wednesday the 31st.

Hawaiian lunar agriculture discourages planting food crops during Hoaka the first crescent moon phase: Kaʻiwakīloumoku, via Facebook Nov. 15, 2020

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch accepts two first-quarter moon phases, Monday the 1st through Thursday the 4th, from first-quarter Tuesday through Sunday, June 25-30, and Saturday the 27th through Wednesday the 31st.

‘Imiloa, through University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii County (from Hawaiian ‘imi loa, “to search far”; hilo, “thread”; ha wai ‘i, “breath life-force supreme”) bears Hawaiian names. It configures English and Hawaiian equivalents for its months and its sky charts even as it calls moon phases by English-language new, first, full, last categories. Modern Hawaiian culture designates as mahina hou (from Hawaiian mahina hou, “moon fresh/new/recent”) the new moon that dominates from Friday, July 5 through Friday, July 12.

Hilo weather expects mixed cloudy, sunny skies July 5-6, 8-12 and cloudy, rainy skies Sunday, July 7, the latter perhaps entailing cloud-covered evening and night skies.

Modern Hawaiian culture furnishes as mahina hapalua mua the first-quarter June-carryover lunar phase July 1-4 and the first-quarter July-only lunar phase Saturday through Saturday, July 13-20.

Mahina hapalua mua (from Hawaiian mahina hapa lua mua, “moon half double first”) garners four days of mixed cloudy and sunny skies that perhaps go nightward. It heralds three days of mixed cloudy, sunny skies; one sunny-skies day; three days of mixed cloudy, sunny skies; and one day of cloudy, rainy skies. Tuesday, July 16, as the only cloud- and rain-free day in the entire month, perhaps inspires cloud- and rain-free evenings and nights, for the best moon-gazing.

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch juggles 31 days into one new moon that journeys between two first-quarter moon phases; one full moon; and one last-quarter moon.

Modern Hawaiian culture knows as mahina piha and mahina poepoe (from Hawaiian mahina piha, “moon full”; mahina poepoe, “moon round”) the full moon of July 21-26.

Sunday the 21st, Monday the 22nd, Tuesday the 23rd through Thursday the 25th, Friday the 26th respectively log during daytime hours cloudy-rainy-sunny, cloudy-sunny, cloudy-rainy, cloudy-sunny skies. Might that mean likewise 8:00 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian (4:00 Chamorro, 7:00 Samoa, 10:00 Alaska, 11:00 Pacific, midnight Mountain, 1:00 next-day Central, 2:00 Eastern, 2:00 Atlantic) Time onward? Evening and night skies niching cloudy-rainy skies perhaps nudges evening and night hours Tuesday through Thursday, July 23-25 into not so nice for noticing full-moon phases.

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch perhaps offers 31 24-hour periods one occurrence, during the second of two first-quarter moon phases, one cloudless sunlight, one cloudless moonlight.

Modern Hawaiian culture presents the last-quarter moon Saturday through Wednesday, July 27-31 as mahina hapalua hope (from Hawaiian mahina hapa lua hope, “moon half double last”).

Saturday the 27th, Sunday the 28th through Tuesday the 30th, Wednesday the 31st respectively queue cloudy-sunny, cloudy-rainy-sunny, cloudy-sunny skies perhaps never quitting evening and night skies. The July last-quarter moon phase runs into the first three days of the next-month last-quarter moon, from Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 1-3, respectively cloudy-rainy-sunny-, cloudy-sunny-, cloudy-rainy-skied. Evening and night skies safeguard such other moonlight-supplementing sources as the light-banded bulge in the Milky Way’s galactic center, two star lines and two star systems.

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch teams one cloudless night, during the second of two first-quarter moon phases, during galaxy-, planet-, star-lit evenings and nights, July 1-31.

Hawaiian astronomy knows the new moon and Hoaka first crescent moon phases as Hilo and Hoaka, respectively: Kaʻiwakīloumoku, via Facebook Nov. 15, 2020

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Dedication

Hawaiian lunar agriculture discourages planting food crops during Hoaka the first crescent moon phase: Kaʻiwakīloumoku, via Facebook Nov. 15, 2020, @ https://www.facebook.com/KaiwakiloumokuCenter/photos/pb.100064421064468.-2207520000/142046704316742/; via Facebook Nov. 15, 2020, @ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=142046704316742&set=a.102624678258945

Hawaiian astronomy knows the new moon and Hoaka first crescent moon phases as Hilo and Hoaka, respectively: Kaʻiwakīloumoku, via Facebook Nov. 15, 2020, @ https://www.facebook.com/KaiwakiloumokuCenter/posts/142046697650076/; via Facebook Nov. 15, 2020, @ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=142046697650076&set=a.102624678258945; via Facebook Nov. 15, 2020, @ https://www.facebook.com/KaiwakiloumokuCenter/photos/pb.100064421064468.-2207520000/142046697650076/

For further information:

"July 2024 Sky Watch." 'Imiloa > Education & Outreach > Sky Lines & Sky Watch.
Available @ https://imiloahawaii.org/sky-charts

"June 2024 Sky Watch." 'Imiloa > Education & Outreach > Sky Lines & Sky Watch.
Available @ https://imiloahawaii.org/sky-charts

"Lāhaina Noon." Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum > Astronomy Resources.
Available @ https://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium/astronomy-resources/lahaina-noon/

Marriner, Derdriu. 8 July 2024. "‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch Accepts Two First-Quarter Moon Phases." Earth and Space News. Monday.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2024/07/imiloa-july-2024-sky-watch-accepts-two.html

"Traditional month names, 1895." nupepa. Posted 11 November 2013. Powered by WordPress.
Available @ https://nupepa-hawaii.com/2013/11/21/traditional-month-names-1895/

"Weather in Hilo in July 2024." World Weather > World > United States > Hawaii > Weather in Hilo.
Available @ https://world-weather.info/forecast/usa/hilo/july-2024/

"Weather in Hilo in June 2024." World Weather > World > United States > Hawaii > Weather in Hilo.
Available @ https://world-weather.info/forecast/usa/hilo/june-2024/

Monday, July 1, 2024

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch Adds One More To Ancient Moon Phases

Summary: ‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch adds one more to ancient moon phases, the former affording new, first, full, last, the latter waxing, full, waning moon phases.

'Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch, as all other 'Imiloa sky watches, adds up to four moon phases, with some days carryovers from previous months, such as July 2024 addressing the last-, waning-quarter lunar phase from June 28, 2024. It addresses night-sky ambiances alone. Ancient sky watches contrastingly advised what their lunar phases, affected by the ancient divine quartet of sea and sea-wind god Kanaloa, supreme god Kāne, world-creating war god Kū and agriculture, fertility, music, rain god Lono, affirmed about what each day afforded for farming and fishing activities; a ceremonial reception of French Naval Officers in Hawai'i during the 1817-1820 circumnavigation by Uranie, a corvette under the command of Captain Louis de Freycinet (Aug. 7, 1779-Aug. 18 August 1841), as depicted in "Iles Sandwich -- Vue du Morai du Roi a Kayakakoua; N. Maurin, del.; Lith. Kaeppelin et Cie; d'après le croquis de J. Arago", newly drawn plate, 1838, by French engraver Nicolas-Eustache Maurin (March 15, 1798-Oct. 7, 1850), after original sketchbook, 1822, by French artist, explorer and writer Jacques Étienne Victor Arago (March 6, 1790 – Nov. 27, 1855), who had become blind: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch adds one more lunar phase to ancient moon phases, the former affording new, first, full, last moon phases and the latter affording waxing, full, waning moon phases.

July 2024 begins with last-moon days from June 28, until new-moon days July 5, first-moon days July 13, full-moon days July 21, last-moon days July 27. Ancient Hawaiians counted 30-day lunar months in three 10-day configurations (from Hawaiian ‘ekolu anahulu, “three 10-days”), of which the first ho’onui (from Hawaiian ho’onui, “to enlarge”). Hilo (“thread-like”); Hoaka (“shadow-casting”); war-god Kūkahi, Kūlua, Kūkolu, Kūpau; lacking war-god ‘Ole Kūkahi, ‘Ole Kūlua, ‘Ole Kūkolu, ‘Ole Kūpau respectively designated days 1, 2, 3-6, 7-10.

Kūkahi (“war-god first[-day]”), Kūlua (“war-god second[-day]”) and Kūkolu (“war-god third[-day]”) respectively elucidated one banana-, sweet potato-, taro-planting day, then two fishing days before Kūpau (“war-god final[-day]”).

‘Ole Kūkahi {“lacking war-god first[-day]”), ‘Ole Kūlua (“lacking war-god second[-day]”), ‘Ole Kūkolu {“lacking war-god third[-day]”), ‘Ole Kūpau (“lacking war-god final[-day]”) figured no-activity, two-day torch-fishing, one-day planting.

The second 10 days, poepoe (from Hawaiian poepoe, “full, round”), guarded Huna (“to hide”), Mōhalu (“to blossom”), Hua (“egg, fruit”) as fishing- and planting-good days 11-13. Akua (“deity”), Hoku (“star”) whether Hoku ili (“[post-sunrise-setting] moon stranded”) or Hoku palemo (“[pre-sunrise-setting] moon sunken”), Māhealani (“hazy”) heralded days 14-16 helpful for fishing and planting. The latter nā pō mahina kōnane (“nights moon [with] bright moonlight”) introduced Kulua (“to pass”), Lā’au Kūkahi, Lā’au Kūlua, Lā’au Kūpau as days 17 and 18-20.

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch jubilates one more lunar phase than three-phase ancient moon phases that judge days as jeopardizing or jumpstarting judicious fishing and planting.

Kulua, Lā’au Kūkahi (“horned-moon war-god first[-day]”), Lā’au Kūlua (“horned-moon war-god second[-day]”), Lā’au Kūpau (“horned-moon war-god third[-day]”) respectively kindle keepsake fish, melons, potatoes; fish, herbs; farming; planting.

The third 10 days, emi (“decreasing, waning”), lodged ‘Ole Kūkahi {“lacking war-god first[-day]”), ‘Ole Kūlua (“lacking war-god second[-day]”), ‘Ole Kūpau (“lacking war-god final[-day]”) as days 21-23. ‘Ole Kūkahi mattered for banana sucker-, gourd seed- and potato slip-planting even as it meant fishing marred by minimal moonlight and by morosely, mutinously rough seas. Kāloa Kūkahi (“sea-god war-god first[-day]”), Kāloa Kūlua (“sea-god war-god second[-day]”), Kāloa Pau (“sea-god war-god last[-day”) nestled as days 24-26, whose nice fishing sea god Kanaloa nurtures.

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch observes moon phases occupying night skies with other occurrences even as ancient Hawaiians oriented lunar phases to optimized farming and fishing.

Above-mentioned Kanaloa-pertaining, Kū-pertaining (from Hawaiian ka naloa, “the hidden”; kū, “to stand”) days promoted fishing; long-leaved, long-stemmed, long-vined plants such as bamboo, paper-mulberry, screwpine-fruit, sugarcane, yam.

Loa (from Hawaiian loa, “long”) days queued before Kāne, Lono, Mauli and Muku (from Hawaiian kāne, “man”; lono, “hurling, news, remembrance”; mauli, “ghost, spirit”; muku, “cut-off”). Day 27 realized line-fishing by adults, potato-planting and, by girls, sea urchin-diving even as day 30 rewarded crop-planting, line-fishing by children, sea urchin-diving, seaweed-gathering and squid-catching. Day 28 served planting such drinkables as coffee and such edibles as melons, oranges, potatoes and pumpkins even as day 29 supported fishing and planting schedules.

‘Imiloa July 2024 Sky Watch tenders ancient moon phases one more lunar phase even as ancient and ‘Imiloa testimonies respectively team with things terrestrial and celestial.

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Dedication

Mauli the waning crescent intermediate phase appears Sunday, June 30, as the month's closer and reappears Monday, July 1, as July's opener: Kaʻiwakīloumoku Hawaiian Cultural Center, via Facebook Dec. 10, 2020, @ https://www.facebook.com/KaiwakiloumokuCenter/posts/159950675859678/; via Facebook Dec. 10, 2020, @ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=159950675859678&set=a.102624678258945; via Facebook Dec. 10, 2020, @ https://www.facebook.com/KaiwakiloumokuCenter/photos/pb.100064421064468.-2207520000/159950675859678/

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Available @ https://imiloahawaii.org/sky-charts

"June 2024 Sky Watch." 'Imiloa > Education & Outreach > Sky Lines & Sky Watch.
Available @ https://imiloahawaii.org/sky-charts

"Lāhaina Noon." Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum > Astronomy Resources.
Available @ https://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium/astronomy-resources/lahaina-noon/

"Traditional month names, 1895." nupepa. Posted 11 November 2013. Powered by WordPress.
Available @ https://nupepa-hawaii.com/2013/11/21/traditional-month-names-1895/

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