The Moon Illusion

Last night I observed the moon at different times through out the night and compared my findings. I recorded the time, date, color, shape, and size.  The size is measured with nothing more than the lines on an index card.  I have listed my observations below...

June 22, 2013  at  9PM:

I noticed the moon rise at 9pm (even though when I looked it up and it said it was supposed to rise around 8:45pm)  I noticed a creamy blue color, its shape was a waxing gibbous shape, and 4 lines on the "moon ruler".  Its altitude was about -5 degrees.


June 22, 2013  at  10PM:

I checked the moon again at 10PM.  I noticed a creamy, ivory color very similar to the color at 9PM. Its shape was still a waxing gibbous and it grew to 6 lines on the "moon ruler".  Its altitude was about -11 degrees.

It was really hard to make an accurate drawing of the moon because it was so bright my eyes had a hard time adjusting.  Below is the picture I drew based on my observations.....