The moon only has an affect on Mages, and Spellfilchers to a lesser extent.
The waxing and waning of the moons affects your spell casting abilities. The moons' affects will mainly only work during the night. As the moons gets higher, your casting strength will increase.... and the other way around obviously. Also certain times of the year have stronger moons, and every once and a while there is an eclipse. All these things will have an effect. The details are not disclosed on purpose, you are meant to use your common sence to use the affects to your advantage.
You can check the status of the moon at anytime during the night by typing weather and you must obviously be outdoors.
The four moons of The Gathering are Neplilim, Sazaa, Aglet, and Xxyzx.
A moon covered in water, bright blue in the night sky, said to have a sway over people's emotions when it's full.
Red trees, red sands, red mountain and a collection of mad folks talking to their imaginary friends. The Madness moon, also known as Xxyxz is where many have been trapped over the years and some have been sent as a means of punishment or banishment from their homeland. A variety of settlements have been built on the moon's surface and range widely. There is no sense to the layout, it is part of what makes this moon so unique and mind baffling, easy to get turned around and lost.
Aglet is covered in snow and ice. It's said to promote feelings of peace and well being when full. It's said to be the home of many Angels.
A black moon that's not visible at all except for when it blocks stars. Evil alignment people can see it slightly better but only as a shadow. It is known that demons come from XXyzx and Nephilim. Demons live on the surface and the moon also serves as a prison for a being known as the Green Mist (which also is the cause of the Kitsuseiga) due to past RP. Only goes full once a year, during the week of Kitsuseiga when it's aligned with all the other moons.