{"id":17218,"date":"2024-03-25T12:47:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/heres-how-to-see-the-upcoming-worm-moon-lunar-eclipse\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T12:47:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:47:48","slug":"heres-how-to-see-the-upcoming-worm-moon-lunar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/heres-how-to-see-the-upcoming-worm-moon-lunar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how to see the upcoming worm moon lunar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"

A glowing worm moon will light up the sky on Monday with a celestial performance in store for people venturing out in the early morning hours \u2014 a penumbral lunar eclipse. <\/p>\n

March\u2019s full moon, referred to as the worm moon by the\u00a0Farmers\u2019 Almanac\u00a0due to its proximity to the spring equinox, will be at its fullest at 3 a.m. ET. <\/p>\n

A few hours earlier, starting at 12:53 a.m. ET,\u00a0according to EarthSky, the moon will be almost perfectly aligned with the sun and Earth, causing the outer edge of Earth\u2019s shadow, known as the penumbra, to be cast onto the glowing orb. <\/p>\n

The greatest eclipse will be at\u00a03:12 a.m. ET, when the moon will appear to be slightly darker than usual, said\u00a0Dr. Shannon Schmoll, director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be almost a gradient of darkening happening from one side of the moon to the other. It\u2019s not going to be a super dramatic change in what we see in the moon,\u201d Schmoll said. \u201cBut if you\u2019re sitting there watching it, you might notice some slight variations in brightness.\u201d <\/p>\n

The worm moon \u2014 named by Native American tribes in reference to the beetle larvae and other creatures that emerge from hibernation in the spring \u2014 will be visible to everyone across the world, since the moon will appear to be full\u00a0for a couple of days. <\/p>\n

However, the penumbral eclipse will only be visible to those who are on the\u00a0night side of Earth\u00a0when the event occurs, including Europe, North and East Asia, Australia, Africa, North America and South America. The lunar eclipse will finish at 5:33 a.m. ET, according to EarthSky. <\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n

Related article<\/span> What to expect during April\u2019s total solar eclipse<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The penumbral eclipse comes about two weeks before a total solar eclipse that will cross Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8. Lunar and solar eclipses always come in pairs due to the period when the sun, Earth and moon stay aligned, Schmoll said. While the full moon will be caught in Earth\u2019s shadow during this penumbral eclipse, the moon\u2019s next new moon phase will allow for the conditions needed for a solar eclipse, when the moon will be in between the sun and Earth and thus block the face of the sun from view. <\/p>\n

Eclipse season<\/h3>\n

An \u201ceclipse season\u201d is the approximate 35-day period that occurs every six months, near the equinoxes,\u00a0<\/strong>when the near-perfect alignment of the three celestial bodies needed for eclipses occurs,\u00a0according to NASA. <\/p>\n

A lunar eclipse does not happen monthly during each full moon because the moon\u2019s orbital plane is tilted by about 5 degrees, so for most full moons, the shadow of the Earth will be just below or above the moon, Schmoll said. <\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n

Related article<\/span> Some perplexing animal mysteries stumped scientists during the 2017 eclipse. Here\u2019s why<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While a penumbral eclipse is not as dramatic as a total lunar eclipse with the moon appearing an eerie red, there is no special equipment required to view a lunar eclipse such as the viewing glasses needed for a solar eclipse, Schmoll said, allowing for lunar eclipses to be viewed with the naked eye. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou pretty much just need to be outside with a clear view of the moon when it\u2019s happening,\u201d Schmoll added. \u201c(Eclipses are) always a good excuse to go outside and try to look at the sky and appreciate where we are in the universe, and what we are able to observe from our planet.\u201d <\/p>\n

Solar and lunar eclipses<\/h3>\n

While the most highly anticipated of the four eclipse events occurring in 2024 is the\u00a0total solar eclipse on April 8, an annular solar eclipse will occur on October 2 over parts of South America. This type of eclipse is similar to a total solar eclipse, except the moon is at the farthest point in its orbit from Earth, so it can\u2019t completely block the sun. Instead, annular solar eclipses create a \u201cring of fire\u201d in the sky as the sun\u2019s fiery light surrounds the moon\u2019s shadow. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a partial lunar eclipse, in which Earth moves between the sun and the full moon without being perfectly aligned, will appear over Europe and much of Asia, Africa, North America and South America between September 17 and 18. <\/p>\n

Check\u00a0Time and Date\u2019s website\u00a0to see when each of these eclipses will appear. <\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n

Related article<\/span> Explosive star event will create once-in-a-lifetime sight in the sky. Here\u2019s how to see it<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

More full moons this year<\/h3>\n

Of the 12 full moons in 2024, the September and October lunar events will be considered supermoons, according to\u00a0EarthSky. <\/p>\n

Definitions of a supermoon can vary, but the term generally denotes a full moon that is closer to Earth than normal and thus appears larger and brighter in the night sky. Some astronomers say the phenomenon occurs when the moon is within 90% of perigee \u2014 its closest approach to Earth in orbit. <\/p>\n

Here are the remaining full moons of 2024: <\/p>\n

\u2022 April 23: Pink moon <\/p>\n

\u2022 May 23: Flower moon <\/p>\n

\u2022 June 21: Strawberry moon <\/p>\n

\u2022 July 21: Buck moon <\/p>\n

\u2022 August 19: Sturgeon moon <\/p>\n

\u2022 September 17: Harvest moon <\/p>\n

\u2022 October 17: Hunter\u2019s moon <\/p>\n

\u2022 November 15: Beaver moon <\/p>\n

\u2022 December 15: Cold moon <\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n

Related article<\/span> Astronomers discover 3 previously unknown moons orbiting planets in our solar system<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Meteor showers of 2024<\/h3>\n

Skygazers can look forward to a multitude of meteor showers this year, according to the\u00a0American Meteor Society. Here are the dates when meteor events are expected to peak this year. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Lyrids: April 21-22 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Eta Aquariids: May 4-5 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Southern delta Aquariids: July 29-30 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Alpha Capricornids: July 30-31 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Perseids: August 11-12 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Draconids: October 7-8 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Orionids: October 20-21 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Southern Taurids: November 4-5 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Northern Taurids: November 11-12 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Leonids: November 17-18 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Geminids: December 13-14 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Ursids: December 21-22 <\/p>\n\n

This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A glowing worm moon will light up the sky on Monday with a celestial performance in store for people venturing out in the early morning hours \u2014 a penumbral lunar eclipse. March\u2019s full moon, referred to as the worm moon by the\u00a0Farmers\u2019 Almanac\u00a0due to its proximity to the spring equinox, will be at its fullest <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":17219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17218","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}