11-09-2018, 03:13 AM
If it is for Makahiki, he is a month off!
"December 9 - Makahiki
To mark the start of the Makahiki season: 1) wait for the star cluster of the Pleiades to rise at sunset, which occurs on November 18, 2) wait for the new moon that follows this sunset rising of the Pleiades, which occurs in 2018 on December 7, and 3) wait for the first visible crescent moon that follows this new moon. This year, this slender crescent should be visible in the west at dusk on December 9, thus marking the start of the Makahiki season."
from the Bishop Museum:
https://www.bishopmuseum.org/2018-astronomy-highlights/
"December 9 - Makahiki
To mark the start of the Makahiki season: 1) wait for the star cluster of the Pleiades to rise at sunset, which occurs on November 18, 2) wait for the new moon that follows this sunset rising of the Pleiades, which occurs in 2018 on December 7, and 3) wait for the first visible crescent moon that follows this new moon. This year, this slender crescent should be visible in the west at dusk on December 9, thus marking the start of the Makahiki season."
from the Bishop Museum:
https://www.bishopmuseum.org/2018-astronomy-highlights/