03-23-2024, 01:05 AM
From LiveScience: See the full 'Worm Moon' eclipsed by Earth's shadow this weekend, exactly 2 weeks before the April 8 total solar eclipse
Subtitled: The full "Worm Moon's" brightness will dim during a penumbral lunar eclipse on March 25, exactly two weeks before a total solar eclipse crosses North America.
Late notice (sorry,) but it is possible you might want to see this event...
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((Picture of a Penumbral eclipse in 2017 taken in Pakistan))
The third full moon of 2024 — sometimes nicknamed the "Worm Moon" for the worms and beetles commonly seen emerging at the beginning of spring, according to the Farmer's Almanac — will move through Earth's outer shadow, resulting in a slight penumbral lunar eclipse that will make the full moon appear dimmer as an odd-looking shadow moves across its surface.
You'll actually have two opportunities to see this special event before April 8th solar eclipse...
In North America, there will be two important times to observe the moon. The first is at dusk on Sunday, March 24, when the full Worm Moon will rise in the east. You can find the exact time for your location on this moonrise calculator. (The moon will also appear bright and full one day before and after the true full moon.)
The second observation window is a few hours later, during the early hours of Monday, March 25, when the full moon will move through Earth's outer shadow — its penumbra — between 12:53 and 5:32 a.m. EDT. Over four hours and 39 minutes, Earth's shadow will gradually move across the lunar surface from southeast to northwest from our perspective.
Enjoy!
Subtitled: The full "Worm Moon's" brightness will dim during a penumbral lunar eclipse on March 25, exactly two weeks before a total solar eclipse crosses North America.
Late notice (sorry,) but it is possible you might want to see this event...
((Picture of a Penumbral eclipse in 2017 taken in Pakistan))
The third full moon of 2024 — sometimes nicknamed the "Worm Moon" for the worms and beetles commonly seen emerging at the beginning of spring, according to the Farmer's Almanac — will move through Earth's outer shadow, resulting in a slight penumbral lunar eclipse that will make the full moon appear dimmer as an odd-looking shadow moves across its surface.
You'll actually have two opportunities to see this special event before April 8th solar eclipse...
In North America, there will be two important times to observe the moon. The first is at dusk on Sunday, March 24, when the full Worm Moon will rise in the east. You can find the exact time for your location on this moonrise calculator. (The moon will also appear bright and full one day before and after the true full moon.)
The second observation window is a few hours later, during the early hours of Monday, March 25, when the full moon will move through Earth's outer shadow — its penumbra — between 12:53 and 5:32 a.m. EDT. Over four hours and 39 minutes, Earth's shadow will gradually move across the lunar surface from southeast to northwest from our perspective.
Enjoy!
