Just a few Clarence Day after theQuadrantids meteor showerlast weekend , deckchair uranologist will have another impressive sight to soon relish – a " full Hugo Wolf Moon eclipse " .
On Friday , January 10 , the first full Moon of the year will also grace us with a penumbral lunar occultation , the first offour lunar eclipses , and13 full Moons2020 has to tender .
According toNASA’sGoddard Space Flight Center , the penumbral lunar occultation will peak in Europe , Asia , and much of Africa at approximately 7:09pm UTC , although it should give ear around for approximately four hours or so .
Australia might also be able to capture a coup d’oeil around moonset . Unfortunately , the occultation will not be viewable across most of the Americas since it will be daytime . If it ’s not seeable from your location , but you still fancy checking it out , you may regard a livestream of the issue ( video below ) byThe Virtual Telescope Projectin Rome , Italy bug out at 5 pm UTC .
The first full Moon of the twelvemonth is also bring up to as a “ Wolf Moon . ” According to theOld Farmer ’s Almanac , the name comes from a aboriginal American tradition ( where the name refer to the Moon ’s full phase , or calendar month ) that wolves were pick up to howl aloud at the first full Moon of the class due to hungriness from the harsh winter .
A penumbral lunar eclipse takes place when the Sun , Earth , and Moon are imperfectly aligned . More specifically , it ’s attend when the Moon guide through part of Earth ’s penumbra ( Romance for half - apparition ) , obscure some of the Sun ’s light . The consequence is not dramatic , but you’re able to expect to see a slenderly dimmer deliquium - looking Sun Myung Moon in the sky .
Penumbral lunar eclipse are n’t especially rare . January ’s penumbral eclipse will be the first of four to happen in 2020 , with the others gracing the sky on June 5 , July 5 , and November 30 .
If you lucky enough to survive in certain part of South America though , you might have the prospect of seeing a total solar eclipse this year . On December 14 , a full solar eclipse will grace the South Pacific , Chile , Argentina , and the South Atlantic with a maximum continuance of 2 moment and 10 seconds , according toNASA .
This form of eclipse happens when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth and casts the dark part of its tail ( the umbra ) on Earth , get most of Sun ’s lighter to become blocked out by the Moon .
2020 will also see 13 instead of the common 12 full Moons , withtwo occurring in October , so lots to look forrad to .
