But – by the time that you read this post – the full moon instant and the total eclipse of the moon might already have passed.
Get moonrise, moonset, moon age, moon distance for january 31, 2018. The moon can be seen in Singapore on the evening of Jan. 31.
English You won't need any special equipment to witness this special event, but having binoculars or a telescope would definitely help you appreciate the finer details.
Visible: 100%. This full Moon will be close enough to perigee to be considered a Supermoon.
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The name of a current phase, an approximate percent of an illuminated surface of the Moon visible from the Earth, and Moon's age (days) are also provided.
The full moon of 31 January 2018 was the second full moon that calendar month (in most time zones), making it, under one definition of the term, a "Additionally referencing the orange or red "blood" colors that occur during a lunar eclipse, media sources described the event as a "super blue blood Moon".A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a Blue moon, based on the previous full moon, was either on November 30 or December 1, 1982 based on time zones.Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18,
About Moon Calendar.
Rare occurrence last happened 152 years ago in 1866.A supermoon, blue moon and lunar eclipse will happen all at once. During the total lunar eclipse of Wednesday, 31 January 2018, the Moon was 360,202 km (only 202 km to be a Super Full Moon) (223,819 mi) from the Earth. A blue moon occurs because there are 2 full moons in the same calendar month, or if there are 4 full moons in the same season (third of four is blue moon). Waxing Gibbous ↑ Illumination: 99% Jan 31.
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At 08°58′ Leo Sign is fixed star Asellus Australis on the Shell the Crab.
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Age: 14.69 days. The January 31, 2018 lunar eclipse falls at 11°37′ Leo Sign.
This total lunar eclipse on Wednesday, 31 January 2018, wasn’t exactly a Super Full Moon, because the Moon was just 202 km to be a Super Full Moon, so the distance at greatest eclipse was 360,202 km. A total eclipse of a "blue moon" will occur on Jan. 31, 2018.
The northern portion of the Moon is closest to the center of the shadow, making it darkest and reddest in appearance. The last time something like this happened was in 1866 -- 152 years ago.
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