Tonight – October 27, 2015 – keep moon-watching! If you live at northerly latitudes, the waning moon tonight will rise sooner than you might expect. If you live in the S. Hemisphere, it’ll rise later.
For the Northern Hemisphere: It’s Hunter’s Moon time. That means there’s a shorter-than-usual time between successive moonrises for the next few nights. The moon will rise close to the time of sunset for a few evenings after full moon, and it’ll appear entirely or nearly full on each of those nights.
For the Southern Hemisphere: Your Harvest and Hunter’s Moons come around the March equinox, and, a month later, in April. For you, there’s an especially long time between successive moonrises on these spring evenings, around the time of full moon.
Normally, it’s difficult to know when the Hunter’s Moon – or any moon – turns precisely full, just by looking at it. Each month, the moon appears full to the eye for several nights in a row. The full moon actually falls on October 27 at 12:05 UTC. For North American time zones, the moon turns precisely full in the morning hours on October 27 at 8:05 a.m. EDT, 7:05 a.m. CDT, 6:05 a.m. MDT or 5:05 a.m. PDT on October 8. So the exact time of full moon might have passed, by the time you read this post.
So … have you missed this month’s full moon? Not at all. No matter where you live on Earth, look for a bright full-looking moon to rise in the east at dusk or early evening on October 27.
Hunter’s Moon collage – top of post – is by our friend Kausor Khan in India.
EarthSky lunar calendars are cool! They make great gifts. Order now. Supplies limited.
The Hunter’s Moon is the full moon immediately following the Harvest Moon – closest full moon to the autumnal equinox. These moons are celebrated for ushering the year’s grandest procession of moonlit nights.
A big red Hunter’s Moon is sometimes called a Blood Moon. That probably confused some people this year, since the total eclipse of the moon on September 28 (the Northern Hemisphere’s Harvest Moon) concluded a series of four lunar eclipses – a lunar tetrad – and also became associated in Christian culture with the name Blood Moon. Read more about Blood Moons here.
No matter what you call it, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, you can watch the moon ascend over the eastern horizon in the deepening dusk on October 27. This pumpkin-colored orb will dazzle you, if your sky is clear. It’ll be even better if you treat yourself to a lovely setting to watch the moonrise.
On the average, the moon rises 50 minutes later every night. But not the Hunter’s Moon! At mid-northern latitudes, the Hunter’s Moon rises about 35 to 40 minutes later for several evenings in a row around now. And at far northern latitudes, the Hunter’s Moon rises around 15 to 20 minutes later for several evenings in succession.
If you note where the moon rises on your eastern horizon, you’ll see it rising farther north (to the left) of where it rose on October 26. That’s the case whether you live in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere. A moon that rises farther north of where it did the day before will rise sooner than average (50 minutes later) at northerly latitudes, but will rise later than average at temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere.
Bottom line: The Harvest and Hunter’s Moons faithfully provide a few to several nights of dusk-until-dawn moonlight. They help make up for autumn’s waning daylight. This bonanza of moonlight remains the legacy of autumn full moons!
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Everything you need to know: Hunter’s Moon
Minor lunar standstill makes a subtle Hunter’s Moon in 2015
Astronomy events, star parties, festivals, workshops for October-December, 2015
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Tonight – October 27, 2015 – keep moon-watching! If you live at northerly latitudes, the waning moon tonight will rise sooner than you might expect. If you live in the S. Hemisphere, it’ll rise later.
For the Northern Hemisphere: It’s Hunter’s Moon time. That means there’s a shorter-than-usual time between successive moonrises for the next few nights. The moon will rise close to the time of sunset for a few evenings after full moon, and it’ll appear entirely or nearly full on each of those nights.
For the Southern Hemisphere: Your Harvest and Hunter’s Moons come around the March equinox, and, a month later, in April. For you, there’s an especially long time between successive moonrises on these spring evenings, around the time of full moon.
Normally, it’s difficult to know when the Hunter’s Moon – or any moon – turns precisely full, just by looking at it. Each month, the moon appears full to the eye for several nights in a row. The full moon actually falls on October 27 at 12:05 UTC. For North American time zones, the moon turns precisely full in the morning hours on October 27 at 8:05 a.m. EDT, 7:05 a.m. CDT, 6:05 a.m. MDT or 5:05 a.m. PDT on October 8. So the exact time of full moon might have passed, by the time you read this post.
So … have you missed this month’s full moon? Not at all. No matter where you live on Earth, look for a bright full-looking moon to rise in the east at dusk or early evening on October 27.
Hunter’s Moon collage – top of post – is by our friend Kausor Khan in India.
EarthSky lunar calendars are cool! They make great gifts. Order now. Supplies limited.
The Hunter’s Moon is the full moon immediately following the Harvest Moon – closest full moon to the autumnal equinox. These moons are celebrated for ushering the year’s grandest procession of moonlit nights.
A big red Hunter’s Moon is sometimes called a Blood Moon. That probably confused some people this year, since the total eclipse of the moon on September 28 (the Northern Hemisphere’s Harvest Moon) concluded a series of four lunar eclipses – a lunar tetrad – and also became associated in Christian culture with the name Blood Moon. Read more about Blood Moons here.
No matter what you call it, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, you can watch the moon ascend over the eastern horizon in the deepening dusk on October 27. This pumpkin-colored orb will dazzle you, if your sky is clear. It’ll be even better if you treat yourself to a lovely setting to watch the moonrise.
On the average, the moon rises 50 minutes later every night. But not the Hunter’s Moon! At mid-northern latitudes, the Hunter’s Moon rises about 35 to 40 minutes later for several evenings in a row around now. And at far northern latitudes, the Hunter’s Moon rises around 15 to 20 minutes later for several evenings in succession.
If you note where the moon rises on your eastern horizon, you’ll see it rising farther north (to the left) of where it rose on October 26. That’s the case whether you live in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere. A moon that rises farther north of where it did the day before will rise sooner than average (50 minutes later) at northerly latitudes, but will rise later than average at temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere.
Bottom line: The Harvest and Hunter’s Moons faithfully provide a few to several nights of dusk-until-dawn moonlight. They help make up for autumn’s waning daylight. This bonanza of moonlight remains the legacy of autumn full moons!
Donate: Your support means the world to us
Everything you need to know: Hunter’s Moon
Minor lunar standstill makes a subtle Hunter’s Moon in 2015
Astronomy events, star parties, festivals, workshops for October-December, 2015
from EarthSky http://ift.tt/1Gsf6Hg
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