99% of the light that makes it back to earth from the moons reflection is 730/740nm. That spectrum to the plant makes it's internal clock run faster.
Depending on the moons phase.. The night time spectrum outdoors is runing faster then indoor darkness. Outdoors at night has far red 730/740 present.
On nights when there is a full moon for example, the far red saturation is at it's highest level making the plants internal clock run fast. Then the cycle starts over until another full moon is reached approx every 29 days or so.
Then comes along these two moon cycles.. Whats called "The harvest Moon" and the "Hunters Moon" cycles. If you look at those two
VERY distinct moon cycles.. They tell the rest of the far red 730/740 story. The harvest moon ripens up our food source and our favorite girls like to ripen up just around the Hunters moon cycle (mid OCT in the northern hemisphere).
Here is a link that talks about the Hunters and Harvest moons cycles. These two moon cycles are very important in the ripping process.
Harvest and Hunter's moons
A harvest moon
"Harvest Moon" and "Hunter's Moon" are traditional terms for the full moons occurring in
autumn, usually in September and October, respectively. The "Harvest Moon" is the full moon closest to
autumnal equinox, and the "Hunter's Moon" is the one following it. The names are recorded from the early 18th century.
OED for "Harvest Moon" cites a 1706 reference, and for "Hunter's Moon" a 1710 edition of
The British Apollo , where the term is attributed to "the country people" (
The Country People call this the Hunters-Moon.) The names became traditional in
American folklore, where they are now often popularly attributed to "
the Native Americans". The
Feast of the Hunters' Moon is a yearly festival in
Lafayette, Indiana, held in late September or early October each year since 1968. In 2010, the Harvest moon occurred on the night of equinox itself (some 5½ hours after the point of equinox) for the first time since 1991.
All full moons rise around the time of sunset. Because the moon orbits the earth in the same direction the earth is rotating, the moon rises later each day – on average about 50.47 minutes later each day
[11] The Harvest Moon and Hunter's Moon are unique because the time difference between moonrises on successive evenings is much shorter than average. The moon rises approximately 30 minutes later from one night to the next, as seen from about 40 degrees N or S latitude. Thus, there is no long period of darkness between sunset and moonrise for several days following the actual date of the full moon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_moon
Another link about the harvest moon cycle.
http://earthsky.org/space/harvest-moon-2
