Skywatchers are in for a celestial spectacle on Tuesday, September 17 , as they will get to witness the beautiful orange-golden-hued Harvest supermoon along with a partial eclipse simultaneously, with Saturn visible nearby. This memorable sight will beautifully adorn the night sky.
The larger-than-usual full moon will be the year’s second of four successive supermoons will first move into Earth’s outer penumbral shadow and then, a tiny area of its surface - around 8.4% will slip into the central darker shadow of the Earth, called the umbra. It will be rather interesting to have the sight of the side of Earth’s shadow being projected onto the lunar surface.
All US states would be able to capture a good view of the partial lunar eclipse including celestial lovers in North America , South America, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Polynesia.
Harvest moon, the big and bright moon, are seen at the start of autumn and the origin of its name goes back to the time when farmers depended on the lunar light to harvest crops in the night.
Phases of partial lunar eclipse
The four hours and 6 minutes partial lunar eclipse can be seen in three phases - penumbral, partial and then back to penumbral.
The moon will enter the Earth's partial shadow at 8:41 PM EDT. This will lead to slight dimming of the moon. The top edge of the moon would start to enter the full shadow at 10:13 PM, while the peak of the event will be at 10:44 PM with only the top 8 percent of the Moon in full shadow. The Moon will finish exiting the full shadow at 11:16 PM and the partial shadow on Wednesday morning at 12:47 AM.
Timings for US skywatchers
EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)Penumbral eclipse will start at 8:41 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, followed by partial eclipse that would begin at 10:12 p.m. The greatest eclipse is scheduled for 10:44 p.m. The partial eclipse would end at 11:15 p.m. while penumbral eclipse will conclude at 00:47 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18.
CDT (Central Daylight Time)Penumbral eclipse starts at 7:41 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, while partial eclipse begins at 9:12 p.m. The greatest eclipse stage can be seen at 9:44 p.m., while partial eclipse ends at 10:15 p.m. Penumbral eclipse will end at 11:47 p.m
MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)
Penumbral eclipse will begin at 6:41 on Tuesday, September 17, while the moon will rise around 7:00 p.m. Partial eclipse begins at 8:12 p.m. and the greatest eclipse will be at 8:44 p.m. Partial eclipse ends at 9:15 p.m. and penumbral eclipse ends at 10:47 p.m.
MST (Mountain Standard Time)
Penumbral eclipse begins at 5:41 p.m. MST and the moonrise time will be around 6:30 p.m. Partial eclipse begins at 7:12 p.m. and the greatest eclipse will be seen at 7:44 p.m. Partial eclipse ends at 8:15 p.m. Penumbral eclipse ends at 9:47 p.m.
PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
Penumbral eclipse begins at 5:41 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17. The moon will rise around 6:55 p.m. Partial eclipse begins at 7:12 p.m. Greatest eclipse would be seen at 7:44 p.m. while partial eclipse ends at 8:15 p.m. Penumbral eclipse ends at 9:47 p.m.
The remaining two supermoons are scheduled for October and November respectively. The one on October 17 will be known as the Hunter’s Moon, while the November full moon will be called Beaver Moon.
The larger-than-usual full moon will be the year’s second of four successive supermoons will first move into Earth’s outer penumbral shadow and then, a tiny area of its surface - around 8.4% will slip into the central darker shadow of the Earth, called the umbra. It will be rather interesting to have the sight of the side of Earth’s shadow being projected onto the lunar surface.
All US states would be able to capture a good view of the partial lunar eclipse including celestial lovers in North America , South America, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Polynesia.
Harvest moon, the big and bright moon, are seen at the start of autumn and the origin of its name goes back to the time when farmers depended on the lunar light to harvest crops in the night.
Phases of partial lunar eclipse
The four hours and 6 minutes partial lunar eclipse can be seen in three phases - penumbral, partial and then back to penumbral.
The moon will enter the Earth's partial shadow at 8:41 PM EDT. This will lead to slight dimming of the moon. The top edge of the moon would start to enter the full shadow at 10:13 PM, while the peak of the event will be at 10:44 PM with only the top 8 percent of the Moon in full shadow. The Moon will finish exiting the full shadow at 11:16 PM and the partial shadow on Wednesday morning at 12:47 AM.
Timings for US skywatchers
EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)Penumbral eclipse will start at 8:41 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, followed by partial eclipse that would begin at 10:12 p.m. The greatest eclipse is scheduled for 10:44 p.m. The partial eclipse would end at 11:15 p.m. while penumbral eclipse will conclude at 00:47 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18.
CDT (Central Daylight Time)Penumbral eclipse starts at 7:41 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, while partial eclipse begins at 9:12 p.m. The greatest eclipse stage can be seen at 9:44 p.m., while partial eclipse ends at 10:15 p.m. Penumbral eclipse will end at 11:47 p.m
MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)
Penumbral eclipse will begin at 6:41 on Tuesday, September 17, while the moon will rise around 7:00 p.m. Partial eclipse begins at 8:12 p.m. and the greatest eclipse will be at 8:44 p.m. Partial eclipse ends at 9:15 p.m. and penumbral eclipse ends at 10:47 p.m.
MST (Mountain Standard Time)
Penumbral eclipse begins at 5:41 p.m. MST and the moonrise time will be around 6:30 p.m. Partial eclipse begins at 7:12 p.m. and the greatest eclipse will be seen at 7:44 p.m. Partial eclipse ends at 8:15 p.m. Penumbral eclipse ends at 9:47 p.m.
PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
Penumbral eclipse begins at 5:41 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17. The moon will rise around 6:55 p.m. Partial eclipse begins at 7:12 p.m. Greatest eclipse would be seen at 7:44 p.m. while partial eclipse ends at 8:15 p.m. Penumbral eclipse ends at 9:47 p.m.
The remaining two supermoons are scheduled for October and November respectively. The one on October 17 will be known as the Hunter’s Moon, while the November full moon will be called Beaver Moon.
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