Blood moon lunar eclipse: Where to watch Nov 8 lunar event NSW, QLD, Victoria, SA, NT, WA, ACT
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When To See Tonight’s Blood Moon-Moon Eclipse In Australia — And It’s The Last To Be Visible Until 2025
- The ‘blood moon’ event will take place on the night of November 8 across the country
- Watch times across Australia vary by time zone
- This will be the last lunar eclipse until September 8, 2025, astronomers say:
- Blood Moon starts at 8:09 PM AEDST on the East Coast, QLD 7:09 PM (AEST)
A rare lunar event that turns the Moon into deep reds over Australia will take place tonight – and will be the last lunar eclipse in three years.
The eclipse will be visible across the country on November 8, with viewing times varying depending on where you live.
The “blood moon” event occurs when the sun, Earth, and moon align, bringing the moon into Earth’s shadow.
When the Moon is completely covered, it turns deep red – the reason for the description of the ‘blood moon’.
On the east coast, the event kicks off at 8:09 p.m., the total eclipse is expected to begin at 9:16 p.m., while in Queensland it starts an hour earlier.
In South Australia, the event kicks off at 7:43 PM, at 6:42 PM in the Northern Territory and at 6:43 PM on the West Coast.
A rare lunar event that causes the moon to change deep red hues across Australia will take place tonight in what will be the last lunar eclipse in three years
The blood moon event occurs when the sun, Earth, and moon align, putting the moon in Earth’s shadow. When the moon is completely covered it turns a deep red which is why it is known as the ‘blood moon’
Astronomer of the Melbourne Planetarium, Dr. Tanya Hill, told the ABC this ‘blood moon’ will be a long lunar eclipse and last until 2025.
“I like lunar eclipses because they happen at the same time for everyone, it’s just the time zone that changes things,” said Dr. Hill.
“We would have to go out to see this total lunar eclipse because we won’t see another one in Australia until September 8, 2025.”
A “blood moon” eclipse occurs in three phases: penumbral, partial and total.
Penumbral phase
The penumbral phase is the beginning of the solar eclipse and is barely visible to the naked eye.
In this phase, the moon passes through the outer shadow of the Earth.
The second penumbral phase is after the total solar eclipse when the moon moves back into the Earth’s outer shadow.
Part phase
The partial phase occurs when the Moon crosses the edge of the planet’s central shadow.
In this phase, Earth’s shadow moves slowly across the moon’s face, blocking the brightly lit center, leaving only a thin glowing outer swath of the moon’s rim visible.
The solar eclipse will be visible across Australia on November 8, with viewing times varying depending on where in the country you live
The partial phase continues to the point where the outer strip completely disappears and the moon is in the full shadow of the Earth, the beginning of the final phase.
The second partial phase begins when a bright light begins to reappear at the edge of the moon as it begins to emerge from Earth’s shadow again.
Total phase
The total phase is when the moon is completely in the shadow of the earth.
It is at this stage when the moon will have the deepest red ‘blood’ color.