January 2018 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse took place on January 31, 2018. The moon was close to its perigee on January 30 and so may be described as a
"supermoon". The previous supermoon lunar eclipse was inSeptember 2015.[1] Total lunar eclipse
January 31, 2018
As it was also a blue moon, the second full moon in the calendar month of January 2018, it was referred to as a "super blue blood moon"; the
term "blood" referred to the typical color of the moon during the lunar eclipse.[2] This coincidence last occurred on December 30, 1982 for the
eastern hemisphere,[3] and otherwise before that on March 31, 1866.[4][5] The next occurrence will be on January 31, 2037, one metonic cycle
forward (19 years).

Contents
Background
"Super blue blood moon"
Overview
Visibility
Timing Totality from California
Gallery Ecliptic north up
Related eclipses
See also
References
External links

Background
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes within Earth's umbra (shadow). As the eclipse begins, Earth's shadow first darkens the Moon
slightly. Then, the shadow begins to "cover" part of the Moon, turning it a dark red-brown color (typically – the color can vary based on
atmospheric conditions). The Moon appears to be reddish because of Rayleigh scattering (the same effect that causes sunsets to appear reddish)
[6]
and the refraction of that light by Earth's atmosphere into its umbra. The moon passed east to west (left to right)
through the Earth's shadow.
The following simulation shows the approximate appearance of the Moon passing through Earth's shadow. The northern portion of the Moon is Saros (and member) 124 (49 of 74)
closest to the center of the shadow, making it darkest and reddest in appearance.
Gamma −0.3014
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality 1:16:04
Partial 3:22:44
Penumbral 5:17:12
Contacts (UTC)
P1 10:51:15
U1 11:48:27
U2 12:51:47
Greatest 13:29:50
U3 14:07:51
U4 15:11:11

"Super blue blood moon" P4 16:08:27

This was a "supermoon", as the Moon was near to its closest distance to earth in its elliptical orbit, making it 7% larger in diameter or 14% larger
September 2015 lunar eclipse.[1]
in area, than an average full moon. The previous supermoon lunar eclipse was the

The full moon of the 31 January 2018 was the second full moon that calendar month (in most time zones), making it, under one definition of the term,blue
a " moon".

[7]
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".

Overview

Visibility
The Pacific Ocean was turned toward the Moon at the time of the eclipse. Central and eastern Asia (including most of Siberia), Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand and most of Australia got a
. For western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, the eclipse was underway as the moon rose.[8]
good view of this moon show in the evening sky

Along the U.S. West Coast, the total phase began at 4:51 a.m. PST. The further east, the closer the start of the partial phases coincided with moonset. Along the U.S. Atlantic Seaboard, for instance,
the Moon had only just begun to enter the darkest part of Earth's shadow, the umbra, at 6:48 a.m. EST when it disappeared from view below the west-northwest horizon. The duration of the total
phase was 77 minutes, with the Moon tracking through the southern part of the Earth's shadow [8]
. During totality, the Moon's lower limb appeared brighter than the dark upper limb.
 Visibility map
View of earth from moon during greatest eclipse

Timing

Event timing by timezone

Eclipse HST AKST PST MST CST EST UTC MSK IST ICT CST JSTi AEDT NZDT
Zone from UTC −10 h −9 h −8 h −7 h −6 h −5 h 0h +3 h +5½ h +7 h +8 h +9 h +11 h +13 h
Penumbral eclipse begins 00:51 01:51 02:51 03:51 04:51 05:51 10:51 13:51 — 17:51 18:51 19:51 21:51 23:51
Partial eclipse begins 01:48 02:48 03:48 04:48 05:48 06:48 11:48 14:48 17:18 18:48 19:48 20:48 22:48 00:48
Total eclipse begins 02:52 03:52 04:52 05:52 06:52 — 12:52 15:52 18:22 19:52 20:52 21:52 23:52 01:52
Mid-eclipse 03:30 04:30 05:30 06:30 — — 13:30 16:30 19:00 20:30 21:30 22:30 00:30 02:30
Total eclipse ends 04:08 05:08 06:08 07:08 — — 14:08 17:08 19:38 21:08 22:08 23:08 01:08 03:08
Partial eclipse ends 05:11 06:11 07:11 — — — 15:11 18:11 20:41 22:11 23:11 00:11 02:11 04:11
Penumbral eclipse ends 06:08 07:08 — — — — 16:08 19:08 21:38 23:08 00:08 01:08 03:08 05:08

Example in Aichi Prefecture, Japan:

1. Full moon (supermoon) 20:23 (JST)
2. Partial lunar eclipse 21:13 (JST)
3. Partial lunar eclipse 21:43 (JST)
4. Total lunar eclipse (blood moon) 21:55 (JST)

Gallery
Total or near total
 Tokyo, Japan George Town, Penang, Kerala, India Kerala, India Chiang Mai, Thailand Victoria, Australia
Malaysia 19:56 ICT, 2 views, as 11:48pm AEDT
22:16 MST (UTC+8) the camera registered it (UTC+11)
and how spectators saw
it.

Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Australia,

12:44am AEDT 01:14am AEDT
(UTC+11) (UTC+11)

Montages

Lunar eclipse of 2018 Lunar eclipse of 2018

January 31, in Aichi January 31, in Aichi
Prefcture, Japan Prefcture, Japan

Partial

Nanjing, China, 11:56 Nanjing, China, 15:10 Kerala, India Kerala, India Rising partial from Ilagan, Isabela,
UTC UTC Kuwait Philippines

Related eclipses
The January 2018 lunar eclipse is the firstascending node eclipse of the Lunar eclipse series sets from 2016–2020. It is also part ofSaros cycle 124.
 Lunar eclipse series sets from 2016–2020
Descending node Ascending node
Saros Date Type Saros Date Type
Viewing Viewing Chart

2016 Aug 18 Penumbral 114 2017 Feb 11 Penumbral

109

119 2017 Aug 07 Partial 124 2018 Jan 31 Total

2018 Jul 27 Total 2019 Jan 21 Total

129 134

2019 Jul 16 Partial 2020 Jan 10 Penumbral

139 144

2020 Jul 05 Penumbral

149

Last set 2016 Sep 16 Last set 2016 Mar 23

Next set 2020 Jun 05 Next set 2020 Nov 30

See also
List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

References
1. Super Blue Moon eclipse on January 31(http://earthsky.org/tonight/super-blue-moon-eclipse-on-january-31), Earthsky.org, January 30 2018
2. " 'Super Blue Blood Moon' Coming Jan. 31, 2018"(https://www.nasa.gov/feature/super-blue-blood-moon-coming-jan-31). NASA. January 18, 2018. Retrieved February 1,
2018.
3. Blue moon, based on the previous full moon, was either on November 30 or December 1, 1982 based on time zones.
4. Rare 'Super Blue Blood Moon' Coming—First in 35 e
Yars (https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/super-blue-blood-moon-explained-space-astronomy-science/)
,
National Geographic, January 29, 2018
5. Mathewson, Samantha (January 30, 2018)."The Super Blue Blood Moon Wednesday Is Something the US Hasn't Seen Since 1866"(https://www.space.com/39532-super-bl
ue-blood-moon-occurs-wednesday.html). Space.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
6. Fred Espenak & Jean Meeus."Visual Appearance of Lunar Eclipses"(http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEcat5/appearance.html)
. NASA. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
7. Gill, Victoria (31 January 2018)."Skywatchers see 'super blue blood Moon'" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42817785). BBC News. Retrieved 1 February
2018.
8. Rao, Joe. "First Blue Moon Total Lunar Eclipse in 150 Years Coming This Month"(https://www.space.com/39241-first-blue-moon-total-eclipse-150-years.html). Space.com.
Retrieved 2018-01-02.

External links
2018 Jan 31 chart: Eclipse Predictions byFred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
Hermit eclipse: 2018-01-31

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