Gryphos
Auror
So the calendar of my world is set not in months but lunar cycles (12 to a year), there being thirty days in each cycle. In the real world their are actually twenty-nine, but in my world each lunar cycle ends with a day known as a 'Moonless Night'. On Moonless Nights there is not only no moon in the sky but no stars. The sky is literally just a black void. In times of old people would be terrified of Moonless Nights and attach loads of superstition to them, but less so when the story is set, at which point there are street lamps and stuff to light up urban areas.
However, I haven't actually come up with an explanation for why Moonless Nights occur. In all honesty, I'll likely just put it down to some kind of magical reason. But just for curiosity's sake, is there any possible explanation for there being no moon or stars on a set day at the end of a lunar cycle? Also, what are the possible in-depth consequences of such a phenomenon? How would wildlife be effected? etc.
However, I haven't actually come up with an explanation for why Moonless Nights occur. In all honesty, I'll likely just put it down to some kind of magical reason. But just for curiosity's sake, is there any possible explanation for there being no moon or stars on a set day at the end of a lunar cycle? Also, what are the possible in-depth consequences of such a phenomenon? How would wildlife be effected? etc.