![]() ![]() These interim phases are Waxing Crescent Moon, Waxing Gibbous Moon, Waning Gibbous Moon and Waning Crescent Moon. Unlike the main phases, these minor phases don’t happen at a specific time or luminosity, rather they describe the Moon’s phase for the entire time period between each main phase. The remaining four Moon phases occur at halfway points between the main phases. To learn more about the exact time of the Full Moon and the current Full Moon info, check out these Current Full Moon times. In reality, the exact moment of the Full Moon can be timed to the second. When people say “today is a Full Moon” it’s important to remember that doesn’t mean the Moon is full all day long, only that the Full Moon Phase occurs on this day. The First and Last Quarter phases happen when the Moon is exactly half illuminated, with 50-percent luminosity. The New Moon Phase occurs when the Moon is completely dark with zero-percent luminosity, while the Full Moon Phase is completely bright with 100-percent luminosity. These phases occur at very specific times and are measured by both the Moon’s luminosity and how far along the Moon is in its orbit around Earth. The four main Moon phases in order are the New Moon, First Quarter Moon, Full Moon and Last Quarter Moon. The illustration is set to your computer’s clock and therefore gives you an accurate reading for your own particular time zone. ![]() The illustration above shows the range of illumination for today - May 05, 2023. And while the changes may seem slow, on any given day the amount of Moon illuminated by the Sun can vary by as much as 10-percent. So, giving it the benefit of the doubt as a real film and not just a rough draft, I tender my vote of 1 out of 10 and hope that other fans of this film will also give it an appropriately low vote and insure its rightful place on the Bottom 100 (once it gathers the requisite number of votes).It’s the Moon’s journey as it orbits around Earth that creates the predictable dance between light and shadow. If it featured better sound, editing, writing, acting, direction and special effects, it might just be a forgettable homage to "The Birds" its very flaws elevate (or should I say depress?) it to a special level otherwise occupied by a few special films like "The Room" and "Manos: the Hands of Fate" ~ the legendary realm of films that are so bad they're good. Yet, I wonder if this film might have been less entertaining if it were better made. This film very much reminds me of a rough draft ~ a sort of rough visualization of what the film would have been if the producer had more resources at his disposal (thus making the upcoming larger-budget sequel all the more intriguing). ![]() Still, something about the profoundly amateurish quality of this film makes it feel a little unfair to rate it at all ~ in much the same way that it would feel wrong to grade a term paper on the basis of some rough notes jotted down before writing the paper rather than the paper itself. Less positive aspects of this film are legion, so much so that I'm reminded of my wish that would allow a vote on a scale from 1 to 100 rather than 1 to 10 (in which case "Birdemic" would rate at least a 3 out of 100 for the reasons mentioned, and perhaps a 4 for meaning well (though the message about global warming comes across in a preachy and ham-handed manner)). Moore has at least a modicum of charisma also, anyone who appreciates a stylish blue hybrid Mustang rolling along in a stately manner gets to savor that very sight in many lingering shots. The scenery of Half Moon Bay is agreeable, for one thing, and Ms. Given that "Birdemic" has been blasted by many critics, I think I should say something positive about it to start off with. ![]()
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