1,500 million years ago, the earth, two thirds its present size, slowly robbed the moon of its lost atmosphere to earth. [1] Due to tidal friction, Urantia's moon has stopped rotating, always showing the same face to the Earth. [2] In the distant future, the moon will shatter from tidal gravity when it approaches the earth within about eleven thousand miles. [3] Mortals living on the Moon would be considered nonbreathers. [4]
Neanderthalers sacrificed best specimens to induce moon to shine again, living in fear of the dark and mortally dreading nightfall. [5]
The primitive time measurement of Urantia's early peoples was the lunar month, consisting of twenty-eight days, with the seven-day week introduced by Dalamatia teachers. [6] Weddings celebrated at the full moon on lucky Thursdays were thought to ensure fecundity, with grain thrown upon the newlyweds in a magical rite. [7]
Moon worship during the hunting era preceded the rise of sun worship in subsequent agricultural ages, with solar veneration persisting longest in India before giving rise to the Mithraic cult in Persia. [8]
On April 4, A.D. 30, under the mellow light of the full moon, Jesus and his associates sat on the mount near Gethsemane, discussing the signs of the coming events. [9]