As the name suggests , asupermoonis a character of fullmoonthat appears larger than usual because it ’s closer to Earth . The first supermoon of 2024 occurred on August 19 . agree to the BBC’sSky at Nightmagazine , the next one is due to arrive in mid - September , and it will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse .
The supersizedharvest moonwill arrive right after sunset on Tuesday , September 17 , 2024 , reaching peak illumination around 10:34 p.m. EDT . Harvest moon is the name for the full moon that falls closest to thefall equinoxin late September . The early autumn lunar month always uprise around nightfall , and before electricity , Farmer used it to offer their piece of work twenty-four hours and pick crops by its brightness level ; harvest were largest during the declivity , so the full moon was helpful .
Many percentage of the humans will also see apartial lunar eclipsefrom September 17 to the 18th . A fond lunar occultation appears when theEarth ’s umbra , or the darkest part of the major planet ’s shadow , covers a portion of the lunar month . The eclipse will be visible throughout most of North America — except Alaska and Hawaii — and all of South America . Sky - gazers can get the good view of it at 10:44 p.m. EDT , and those in Europe and most of Africa will also be able to see the partial occultation in the other sunup hour before the moon sets on September 18 . People along the Pacific coast in Washington , Oregon , and Northern California should keep a watch on the eve of September 17 .
During a lunar eclipse , the Earth forget some of the Dominicus ’s rays from the full moon , and the planet ’s standard pressure dribble the put across light , making the moon appear red . This is why it ’s sometimes call ablood Sun Myung Moon . Unlike a blood synodic month , ablue moonhas nothing to do with people of color . It ’s simply the term we utilize for a full moonshine that occurs doubly in one month , which usually happens every two to three years .
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