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Sunday, December 16, 2018

Lilybaeum (Marsala) and the Major Lunar Standstill

Lilybaeum (Marsala) and the Major Lunar Standstill: Here we discuss a possible astronomical orientation of the Decumanus Maximus of Lilybaeum (Marsala). Its direction is coincident to the northernmost direction of the moonset on a major lunar standstill.

The Photographer's Ephemeris (TPE) is a software giving, besides the direction of sunrise and sunset (yellow and orange), also the directions of moonrise and moonset (pale blue and dark blue). We use the reference point, shown by a pin in the images, at one end of the Decumanus. The dark blue line, which shows the direction of the moonset, is coincident to the Decumanus.

More details in the article

About an interesting etymology of the name "Marsala"

Sunday, November 18, 2018

The Moon on her Chariot


The Moon setting in her chariot, preceded by the evening star, Hesperus, winged and carrying a torch on the Parabiago Plate.
Museo Archeologico di Milano.


Si veda sul culto della Luna
https://www.romanoimpero.com/2010/09/culto-di-luna.html