{"id":7887,"date":"2015-09-25T14:03:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T19:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themindunleashed.com\/?p=7887"},"modified":"2015-09-27T14:02:13","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T19:02:13","slug":"5-facts-about-sundays-total-lunar-eclipse-including-how-it-could-affect-your-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themindunleashed.com\/2015\/09\/5-facts-about-sundays-total-lunar-eclipse-including-how-it-could-affect-your-relationships.html","title":{"rendered":"5 Facts About the Total Lunar Eclipse Sunday September 27th (including what it means for your relationships!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are five facts about the Total Lunar Eclipse taking place on Sunday September 27th<\/sup>\/ Monday Sept 28th,\u00a0 (Scroll down to #5 to learn about what this one means for your relationships!<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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    Lunar Eclipses Happen When the Moon is Full… This One Will Be Visible In Many Parts of the World <\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Just as solar eclipses always happen at the new moon, lunar eclipses always happen at the full moon. During a lunar eclipse, the moon passes directly behind the Earth into its shadow (called the umbra<\/em>). This can only happen during a full moon because the Earth, Sun and Moon must be aligned exactly (also known as in syzygy<\/em><\/a>, the coolest word ever!)<\/p>\n

    \"Lunar-Eclipse-Geometry\"<\/a>According to Earth-Sky.Org<\/a> Sunday night\u2019s\/Monday morning\u2019s lunar eclipse will be visible from most of North America and all of South America after <\/em>sunset on Sunday the 27th<\/sup>. From eastern South America and Greenland, the greatest eclipse happens around midnight September 27-28. In Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the total eclipse takes place in the wee hours of the morning, after midnight and before sunrise<\/em> September 28. A partial lunar eclipse can be seen after sunset<\/em> September 27 from western Alaska, or before sunrise<\/em> September 28 in far-western Asia.<\/p>\n

    The maximum part of the eclipse will be happening at 2:47AM UTC, which is 8:47PM on Sunday night for me in Denver. To find out exactly when to watch the eclipse in your city, visit this handy map from Time-and-Date.<\/a><\/p>\n

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    2. While The Term \u201cBlood Moon\u201d is New to Astronomy, Nearly All Total Lunar Eclipses Appear Some Shade of Red<\/strong><\/h6>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>The full moon almost always appears a coppery shade of red during a total lunar eclipse because of the sunlight that is filtered and refracted by the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. (The only time it wouldn’t look red is when pronounced volcanic activity might make the moon’s face appear more brownish or gray in color.)<\/p>

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