Full Moonlight
so generous, I wonder
it shouldn’t
give itself away
The poem was created on January 1st, 2024. Image generation by DALL-E and Microsoft Designer via Bing.
The full moon indeed casts a significant amount of light onto the Earth. Imagine standing in a moonlit night, seeing everything bathed in a soft, silvery glow. But how bright is it, really?
Scientists have measured and compared this. On average, moonlight has an illuminance of about 0.1 to 0.3 lux. For comparison, a typical street lamp shines at around 15 lux. So, while the full moon is much dimmer, it’s still bright enough to take a nighttime stroll with ease.
It gets even more interesting when you compare it to sunlight. On a sunny day, we experience up to 100,000 lux. This means that the full moon is about 500,000 times weaker than the sun. Yet, its light is still enough to brighten our nights and even cast shadows at times.
But numbers only tell half the story. Moonlight has a unique quality—soft, mysterious, almost magical. It transforms our familiar surroundings into a dreamscape and sparks the imagination.
It’s worth stepping outside and feeling the moonlight on your skin. You might just discover your own personal moonlight measurement—calculated in wonder per minute.
Adjectives That Best Fit the Poem
gentle, soft, abundant, luminous, tender, quiet, peaceful, calm, serene, generous, humble, modest, reflective, soothing, delicate, warm, inviting, kind, unhurried, tranquil, bright, dreamy, nurturing, effortless