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The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180°). [3] This means that the lunar hemisphere facing Earth—the near side —is completely sunlit and appears as an ...
This photograph shows a full moon (also called "The Harvest Moon"), one of four supermoons of the year and during a partial lunar eclipse, rising over Istanbul early Wednesday morning.
Moonrise and moonset. A full moon sinking behind San Gorgonio Mountain, California, on a mid summer morning. Moonrise and moonset are times when the upper limb of the Moon appears above the horizon and disappears below it, respectively. The exact times depend on the lunar phase and declination, as well as the observer's location.
The eclipse will peak at 10:44 p.m. ET, when roughly 8% of the moon’s surface will be in full shadow. This will come about 10 minutes after the moon becomes full at 10:35 p.m. ET.
Lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. [1] Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth's orbit.
Here are quick facts about it skywatchers can snack on as June's full moon soars across the heavens. When is the full moon in June 2024? The Strawberry Moon will shine at peak illumination on ...
In the summer of 2024, the full moons occur on June 21, July 21, Aug. 19 and Sept. 18. Therefore, the full moon in August, being the third in this sequence, is referred to as a blue moon. The moon ...
A lunar phase or Moon phase is the apparent shape of the Moon 's directly sunlit portion as viewed from the Earth (because the Moon is tidally locked with the Earth, the same hemisphere is always facing the Earth). In common usage, the four major phases are the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon and the last quarter; the four minor ...