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Lunar eclipses occur only at full moon.","purpose":"Let an agent handle full moons by date, astronomy, names attributed to their cultures, eclipses and observing, and address myths with evidence.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Moon opposite the Sun","Fully lit face","Roughly monthly","Only time for lunar eclipses"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"dates","name":"Dates","description":"When it occurs.","layers":[{"id":"next","name":"Next","description":"Next full moon.","findings":[{"id":"next-finding","name":"Next","description":"Next full moon.","questions":[{"text":"When is the next full moon, in local time, according to an observatory almanac?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"When does it rise here?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"special","name":"Special","description":"Supermoons and blue moons.","findings":[{"id":"special-finding","name":"Special","description":"Special full moons.","questions":[{"text":"Is this full moon a supermoon, micromoon or blue moon, and by which definition?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"How much larger does a supermoon appear?","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"astronomy","name":"Astronomy","description":"Explanation.","layers":[{"id":"phases","name":"Phases","description":"Why full.","findings":[{"id":"phases-finding","name":"Phases","description":"Phases.","questions":[{"text":"Why is the Moon full when it is opposite the Sun?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Why is there not an eclipse every month?","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"eclipse","name":"Eclipse","description":"Lunar eclipses.","findings":[{"id":"eclipse-finding","name":"Eclipse","description":"Lunar eclipses.","questions":[{"text":"Is there a lunar eclipse at this full moon, and where is it visible?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is it safe to view with the naked eye?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"culture","name":"Culture","description":"Names and calendars.","layers":[{"id":"names","name":"Names","description":"Traditional names.","findings":[{"id":"names-finding","name":"Names","description":"Traditional names.","questions":[{"text":"Which culture uses this full moon name, according to sources?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the name widely documented or recently popularised?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"calendars","name":"Calendars","description":"Religious calendars.","findings":[{"id":"calendars-finding","name":"Calendars","description":"Religious calendars.","questions":[{"text":"How do full moons set dates in religious calendars, such as Easter or lunar festivals, according to those traditions?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which calculation rules apply?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"myths","name":"Myths","description":"Claims and observing.","layers":[{"id":"behaviour","name":"Behaviour","description":"Claimed effects.","findings":[{"id":"behaviour-finding","name":"Behaviour","description":"Claimed effects.","questions":[{"text":"Does research support claims that the full moon affects sleep, behaviour or hospital admissions?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"How strong is the evidence?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"observe","name":"Observe","description":"Photography.","findings":[{"id":"observe-finding","name":"Observe","description":"Observing.","questions":[{"text":"How can the full moon be photographed well?","kind":"action"},{"text":"When is moonrise best for photos?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Calculate and report full moon dates and times from astronomical data.","Explain traditional names and calendar uses, attributing them to their cultures."],"mustNot":["Present claims that the full moon causes illness, crime or madness as established fact.","Misstate full moon dates used to set religious feasts.","Mock traditions and observances tied to the full moon."],"requiresHuman":["Changing the computed date of a religious observance in a published calendar."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Many religious and cultural calendars depend on the full moon; errors affect observance.","Folk beliefs about the full moon can stigmatise patients or groups when repeated as fact."],"affectedParties":["Religious communities","People who plan by lunar calendars","Patients subject to folk beliefs"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody: a natural phenomenon held in common; astronomical almanac offices publish the authoritative times.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q2350831","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"lunar phase","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"lunar eclipse","type":"related","note":"event"},{"target":"computus","type":"related","note":"Easter calculation"},{"target":"inferior and superior planets","type":"related","note":"observing geometry"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.full-moon","Wikidata: Q104641 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104641)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["synodic month: about 29.53 days - average interval between full moons"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Fully illuminated disc","Rises around sunset","Gibbous phases are nearly full","A bright, round, fully lit Moon rising at sunset and setting at sunrise."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["find full moon dates and times","explain phases and supermoons","explain lunar eclipses","describe cultural names with attribution"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Myths about behaviour and health effects","Time zone errors for dates"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Almanac standards of national observatories"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Astronomy, calendars, culture and observing.","supermoons and micromoons","blue moons","traditional named full moons","Paschal full moon","eclipse full moons"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q104641: full moon","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104641","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Full moon","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_moon","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should named moons be separate entries?","How should almanac data be linked?","How should cultural names be attributed?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q104641/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q104641/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-11T14:03:06Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:51:53+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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