I was wondering where the moon would be and how bright it would be on opening day of the great state of Kentucky's black powder deer season. So I did some web searching and came across this great resourse from the Navy.

[url]http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html[/url]

It is very cool. Check out the data below on the info I put into it.

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U.S. Naval Observatory
Astronomical Applications Department


Sun and Moon Data for One Day
The following information is provided for Greensburg, Green County, Kentucky (longitude W85.5, latitude N37.3):

       Saturday
       26 October 2002       Central Daylight Time          

                        SUN
       Begin civil twilight       6:34 a.m.                
       Sunrise                    7:01 a.m.                
       Sun transit               12:26 p.m.                
       Sunset                     5:51 p.m.                
       End civil twilight         6:18 p.m.                

                        MOON
       Moonrise                   8:42 p.m. on preceding day
       Moon transit               4:19 a.m.                
       Moonset                   12:00 noon                
       Moonrise                   9:31 p.m.                
       Moonset                   12:55 p.m. on following day


Phase of the Moon on 26 October:   waning gibbous with 75% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

Last quarter Moon on 28 October 2002 at 11:28 p.m. Central Standard Time.

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This told me that the sun will start to rise at 6:34, and I should be in my stand before then, and that the moon will zenith at 4:19 AM providing 75% illumination, depending on cloud cover, while I am walking to my stand.

I though all this was damn cool and I bet you might come up with an application for it as well.  Enjoy,

Bob