Oh, is that why!
I subscribed to an online Page-A-Day calendar last year, and for Valentine's, they gave me a code to subscribe to one for free this year. So I opted for the Fact or Crap calendar. Browsing January, I got the answer to a puzzlement: Why do you see the whole moon even when it's new? Y'know, you look up, see that bare line of a crescent, but can also make out the rest of the circle, the rest of the moon. Why isn't the dark part completely invisible? Earthshine, that's why. Just like the moon, the Earth reflects sunlight, too - enough to let you make out the whole moon even when it's dark. The strength of the earthshine depends on Earth's cloud cover. I knew the Earth reflected light, like the moon, if not as well; I just never realized that was why a new moon is visible. UPDATE: There was a derailment in the comments; two trains of thought couldn't stay on the same track. My American pop culture references do not extend to TV-series of the 1950...
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So, I'm a Leo, and my bday's tomorrow. How do I rate on this chart and what's happening in my life according to the spacial bodies? ;)
Oh, and many happy returns!
If you can figure out how to forecast the weather in Hordaland, then you'll be the first. Working at night, I can see meteor showers, the moon shine, stars twinkle while getting soaked at the same time - then moments later it's as if that never happened at all and the temperature rises or drops 7 degrees, depending on how many valleys, cliffs or trees are around you. This place certainly is a phenomenon!
The astrology I'm focusing on has nothing to do with people (so-called natal astrology); it is the specific field of weather forecasting within mundane (world) astrology.