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| Event |
UTC Time |
Time in Halifax* |
| Penumbral Eclipse begins |
Sep 28 at 12:11 AM |
Sep 27 at 9:11 PM |
| Partial Eclipse begins |
Sep 28 at 1:07 AM |
Sep 27 at 10:07 PM |
| Full Eclipse begins |
Sep 28 at 2:11 AM |
Sep 27 at 11:11 PM |
| Maximum Eclipse |
Sep 28 at 2:47 AM |
Sep 27 at 11:47 PM |
| Full Eclipse ends |
Sep 28 at 3:23 AM |
Sep 28 at 12:23 AM |
| Partial Eclipse ends |
Sep 28 at 4:27 AM |
Sep 28 at 1:27 AM |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends |
Sep 28 at 5:22 AM |
Sep 28 at 2:22 AM |
* The Moon is above the horizon during this eclipse, so with good weather conditions in Nova Scotia, the entire eclipse is visible.
A total lunar eclipse following the so-called supermoon will occur on September 27 bringing the rare phenomenon of four consecutive total eclipses – known as a “tetrad” – to an end.
Late in the evening of September 27 the moon will venture very close by our planet and appear much brighter and bigger than usual. After that the supermoon will be completely eclipsed, since the Earth will stand directly between the moon and the sun. After about an hour and a half the celestial body will become visible again.
As a rule, total eclipses do not have a specific order of occurrence. However, when four total eclipses happen in a row in an approximately six month interval, it is called a lunar tetrad (from the Greek word for “four”). Astronomers have calculated that the number of such tetrads varies from century to century. The current century will have eight of them, which along with the 16th, ninth, and 26th centuries will be an absolute maximum.
The next lunar eclipse tetrad is scheduled for April 25, 2032. Continue reading Super Moon Lunar Eclipse on 27-Sep-2015 →
You might have used the term ‘once in a blue Moon‘ before – a colloquial phrase to suggest that something is very rare. But just how rare, depends on your definition.
In astronomy there are two definitions of a Blue Moon; both are a type of Full Moon. Here Blue Moon is defined as either (1) the third full Moon of an astronomical season with four full Moons or (2) the second full Moon in a calendar month.
Such a Blue Moon as defined in (2) will next occur on Friday, 31-Jul-2015 at 10:43am UTC (7:43am ADT) – July/2015 therefore has two full moons; on the 1st (11:20pm ADT) and 31st of July (7:43am ADT). Continue reading DYK: Blue Moon on 31-Jul-2015 →
On 20-Mar-2015 – together with Spring Equinox and a New Moon – a Total Solar Eclipse is happening.
The eclipse cannot be seen at all from the American continents. But it’s a Total Solar Eclipse in Svalbard (Norway) and the Faroe Islands, and a Partial Solar Eclipse in Europe, northern and eastern Asia and northern and western Africa.
The eclipse starts at 07:41 UTC and ends at 11:50 UTC. Continue reading Total Solar Eclipse on 20-Mar-2015 →
