Peanuts Begins by Charles Schulz for May 14, 2022

duh

One of my favorite songs by Janis.

“Say, it’s only a paper moon.”

I wonder how Snoopy howls at a blue moon. Probably with “Bomp a bomp bomp, a rang a dang dang. Ding a dong ding, blue moon.”

And during an eclipse…!

…and it’s waning.

Judging by the way the moon is shaped (slightly less than a half-moon), and how low it is in the sky, it’s either a waning moon in the northern hemesphere, and it’s really early (just before sunrise), or it’s a waxing moon and they are in the southern hemesphere, and it’s just after sunset. Of course, there’s also the possibility that Schulz wasn’t an astronomer and just drew what looked good.

A last quarter rises at midnight. Why are they still up?

Not even that, it’s a waxing crescent.

As the wind slips over your waters // Sing to me sweetly Superior // Sing me a Chippewa Story // Under the quarter moon

— Carla Sciaky

Blood moon (total lunar eclipse) Monday night! Totality visible for eastern North America and all of South America. Bring coffee and enjoy!

And Snoopy’s only a puppy.

It looks like a crescent moon to me.