Since the orbit of the moon is not a perfect circle, there are times when the moon is closer to our planet.

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In this world where every object was thrown away at the slightest sign of breakage or aging, at the first dent or stain, and replaced with a new and perfect substitute, there was just one false note, one shadow: the moon.

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Once in a blue moon, we might have no other explanation than that it was a perfect storm of random events, such as technological breakthroughs or social transitions.

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The Mauni Amavasya is a day when sun, moon, Venus and Mercury are in the zodiac of Capricorn, a rare but perfect alignment of planets, devotees believe.

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One of the lightest things you can carry is an app, and his favourite is the Photographer's Ephemeris, because it helps you plan the perfect outdoor shoot, with time-specific details about the position of the sun and the moon, such as when and where the moon is likely to rise over a particular hill.

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It is part of the Swatch Group, it is the only watch to have been worn on the moon and I for one am not about to argue with 007 whose timing is never less than perfect.

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