[APBeta] Moonrise Time and Daylight Savings

[Phil Gaskill]

Dunno, it works for me. Just comparing what AP and Wunderground say, they're actually off by 1 minute for both rise and set.

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Phil Gaskill
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On May 1, 2010, at 12:30 AM, Bruce Pipes wrote:

> Nope, but I have observed the same thing. 
> 
> Bruce Pipes
> 
> On May 1, 2010, at 12:00 AM, Sean McGivern wrote:
> 
>> Hi all.
>> 
>> I'm not sure if this is a feature I don't understand, but the moonrise calculations shown on the normal view do not appear to honor daylight savings time.  My GMT Offset shows DST, and the sunset/twilight panel does appear to honor it.
>> 
>> For example, on 4/30/10, moonrise should be around 10:50 PM, but my screen shows 11:42 PM.  The short-term visibility indicator shows moonrise before 11 PM, and the Darkness Calendar script shows Moon Rise at 10:48 PM.
>> 
>> After a bit more reflection, it seems likely that I am misunderstanding which day it shows; Darkness Calendar shows 11:42 PM for May 1 (tomorrow night as I write this at 11:55 PM on 4/30).  However, it was showing the same thing at around 8 PM on 4/30, well before the moon rose.
>> 
>> Can anyone offer an explanation?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Sean McGivern
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