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Luna is known as a wild and fickle divinity, but his course across the sky is regular, and a subject for study amongst occultists and the superstitious. Some hedge astrologers also pay attention to lunar movements, but these are poorly regarded by those of more professional bent, who know well that destinies are seen in the constellations without influence from Luna's face.

== Phases of the Moon ==

The first day of every month is the day of the New Moon, when Luna is dark and barely visible in the night sky. From the 2nd to the 7th he waxes Crescent. On the 8th day of the month is the Half Moon (of the First Quarter), then from the 9th to the 14th he waxes Gibbous. On the 15th day he is Full, from the 16th to the 21st he wanes Gibbous, on the 22nd is the Half Moon (of the Third Quarter), from the 23rd to 28th he wanes Crescent.

== Names of the Full Moon ==

Each month has a full moon, and each of these moons is known by a poetic name. Several of these names tend to relate to visual variations in Luna's appearance (ex: the Green Moon has a slight greenish tinge, the Shimmering Moon seems ephemeral and dreamlike, etc).

'''Ascending Air''': The Snow Moon

'''Resplendent Air''': The Ice Moon

'''Descending Air''': The Shimmering Moon

'''Ascending Water:''' The Glittering Moon

'''Resplendent Water:''' The Silver Moon

'''Descending Water:''' The Mud Moon

'''Ascending Earth:''' The Fey Moon

'''Resplendent Earth:''' The Harvest Moon

'''Descending Earth:''' The Darking Moon

'''Ascending Wood:''' The Planting Moon

'''Resplendent Wood:''' The Green Moon

'''Descending Wood:''' The Flowering Moon

'''Ascending Fire:''' The Hare Moon

'''Resplendent Fire:''' The Flame Moon

'''Descending Fire:''' The Wolves' Moon

'''CALIBRATION:''' Luna does not show her face on Calibration.

While the Immaculate Order teaches that Luna's regular pattern shows that even the wildest of the Incarna does their duty with diligence, he is not always so predictably dutiful. In addition to the regular occurrences, Luna's face is also subject to a random element which occurs unpredictably, thought by some to be an ill omen. The phenomenon is called the Moonshadow by some, the Blood Moon by others, for the face of Luna becomes shadowy red for a few hours.

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-Luna is known as a wild and fickle divinity, but his course across the sky is regular, and a subject for study amongst occultists and the superstitious. Some hedge astrologers also pay attention to lunar movements, but these are poorly regarded by those of more professional bent, who know well that destinies are seen in the constellations without influence from Luna's face.
+Unlike the constant light of the [[Most High]], the light of [[Luna]]’s [[Celestial Body]] is inconstant, as befitting the god of Chaos, and yet its shifts and turns follow patterns, as befitting a functionary of the [[Celestial Bureaucracy]]. Every month, Luna progresses through his phases from the first day to the last.
-== Phases of the Moon ==
+On the first day of the month, the Waxing Crescent of Luna appears, growing to reach the First Quarter on the sixth day, Waxing Gibbous until Luna’s full face emerges on the 12th, remaining for the 13th and 14th, The moon then moves Waning Gibbous to its Third Quarter on the 20th (another neap tide), Waning Crescent through to the 26th where the silver is gone and the moon remains barely visible until the beginning of a new month, another period of powerful spring tides. While sightings with magnifying lenses and astrologic instruments have confirmed Luna’s presence in the sky on the 26th and 27th, there remains conjecture that on the 28th day of a month, Luna vanishes entirely to illuminate the [[Wyld]]s beyond Creation’s edges.
-The first day of every month is the day of the New Moon, when Luna is dark and barely visible in the night sky. From the 2nd to the 7th he waxes Crescent. On the 8th day of the month is the Half Moon (of the First Quarter), then from the 9th to the  14th he waxes Gibbous. On the 15th day he is Full, from the 16th to the 21st he wanes Gibbous, on the 22nd is the Half Moon (of the Third Quarter), from the 23rd to 28th he wanes Crescent.
+==The Tides==
-== Names of the Full Moon ==
+When Luna rests at the beginning or the midpoint of his cycle, the New Moon and the Full Moon, the tides of Creation rise their highest and ebb their lowest, springing forth in the 'spring tide'. While he journeys between those phases, through the First Quarter and Third Quarter, Creation experiences the 'neap tide', where the tides remain close in level and the waters calmer across Creation.
-Each month has a full moon, and each of these moons is known by a poetic name. Several of these names tend to relate to visual variations in Luna's appearance (ex: the Green Moon has a slight greenish tinge, the Shimmering Moon seems ephemeral and dreamlike, etc).
+(when the ocean tides respond by falling to their weakest point as a neap tide)
-'''Resplendent Air''': The Ice Moon
+==Full Moons==
-'''Descending Air''': The Shimmering Moon
+Each of the Full Moons in a given month bears a poetic name, in some cases little more than tradition but in most reflecting the unique hue or nature of the Moon on its three nights.
-'''Ascending Water:''' The Glittering Moon
+'''Ascending Air''' - The Snow Moon, whose lights and shadows are said to show drifts and flakes playing across its surface.
-'''Descending Water:''' The Mud Moon
+'''Resplendent Air''' - The Ice Moon, blue-tinged and glassy.
-'''Ascending Earth:''' The Fey Moon
+'''Descending Air''' - The Shimmering Moon, whose silver glow is said by some to carry hints of iridescence when looked at from the corner of one’s eye, like [[Starmetal]] patina upon polished [[Moonsilver]].
-'''Descending Earth:''' The Darking Moon
+'''Ascending Water''' - The Glittering Moon, said to gleam like a diamond in the sky.
-'''Ascending Wood:''' The Planting Moon
+'''Resplendent Water''' - The Silver Moon, shining bright and pure.
-'''Descending Wood:''' The Flowering Moon
+'''Descending Water''' - The Mud Moon, sometimes known as the Bruised Moon, grey shadows mottled with browns and purples.
-'''Ascending Fire:''' The Hare Moon
+'''Ascending Earth''' - The Fey Moon, which seems to waver and sometimes double in the sky, as if out of focus.
-'''Descending Fire:''' The Wolves' Moon
+'''Resplendent Earth''' - The Harvest Moon, the pale ivory-yellow of wheat and other grains.
-'''CALIBRATION:''' Luna does not show her face on Calibration.
+'''Descending Earth''' - The Darking Moon, shadowed and offering little light.
-While the Immaculate Order teaches that Luna's regular pattern shows that even the wildest of the Incarna does their duty with diligence, he is not always so predictably dutiful. In addition to the regular occurrences, Luna's face is also subject to a random element which occurs unpredictably, thought by some to be an ill omen. The phenomenon is called the '''Moonshadow''' by some, the '''Blood Moon''' by others, for the face of Luna becomes shadowy red for a few hours.
+'''Ascending Wood''' - The Planting Moon, said to bear the rows and paddies of a farmer’s field within its lights and shadows.
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−	While the Immaculate Order teaches that Luna's regular pattern shows that even the wildest of the Incarna does their duty with diligence, he is not always so predictably dutiful. In addition to the regular occurrences, Luna's face is also subject to a random element which occurs unpredictably, thought by some to be an ill omen. The phenomenon is called the Moonshadow by some, the Blood Moon by others, for the face of Luna becomes shadowy red for a few hours.	+	While the Immaculate Order teaches that Luna's regular pattern shows that even the wildest of the Incarna does their duty with diligence, he is not always so predictably dutiful. In addition to the regular occurrences, Luna's face is also subject to a random element which occurs unpredictably, thought by some to be an ill omen. The phenomenon is called the '''Moonshadow''' by some, the '''Blood Moon''' by others, for the face of Luna becomes shadowy red for a few hours.

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