Lunar Eclipse Moon: On Tuesday night, people who like to look at the stars will be able to see three rare cosmic events happening at the same time. There will be a blue supermoon, a blood moon, and a partial lunar eclipse during the full moon.
Three to four times a year, there are supermoons, and harvest moons are seen at the beginning of fall. According to Teresa Monsue, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, all three events happening at the same time are very uncommon.
What NASA says about “super” moons is that they are full and very close to Earth. If Earth is between the sun and the full moon, the moon will pass through Earth’s shadow, which is called a lunar eclipse.
September will bring a partial lunar eclipse in addition to the second of four supermoons to the night sky. The moon will be at its fullest on September 17, the night when the Sun, Earth, and moon are in perfect alignment and it will pass through the shadow of our planet due to the location of our natural satellite in its orbit.
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The entire Lower 48 will be able to see the spectacle. Unfortunately, it will pass before the Moon becomes visible in the sky, which will affect Alaska and Hawaii. Here’s when, weather permitting, you should be gazing up at the sky to see the astronomical phenomenon.
When and where is the best time to watch the Full Harvest Moon lunar eclipse?
Around 8:41 PM EDT or 5:41 PM PDT, the Moon will enter the penumbral phase as it moves into the Earth’s shadow. NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office head Bill Cooke stated that “people should start noticing a’reddish bite’ being taken out of the top part of the Moon” about an hour and a half later.
More specifically, the “reddish bite” will intensify until it reaches its peak thirty-two minutes after the Moon enters the umbra at approximately 10:12 pm EDT, or 7:12 pm PDT. The eclipse will conclude approximately one and a half hours after the partial phase ends at 11:15 p.m. EDT, or 8:15 p.m. PDT.
Wherever you are at Time and Date, you can see the precise time of each phase.
What distinguishes it as a supermoon and why is it called the Harvest Moon?
In September and early October, when crops are harvested in the Northern Hemisphere, the full moon is often called the Harvest Moon. Farmers used to work through the night with the help of the moon’s light.
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A supermoon happens when the moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, known as perigee. If a full moon is near 90% of this closest point, it’s called a supermoon, though this isn’t an official astronomy term. Supermoons appear three to four times a year, usually in a row.
