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May full moon 2023: The Flower Moon gets eclipsed
By Jesse Emspak last updated 3 days ago
The full moon of May, also called the Flower Moon, will occur the afternoon of May 5.
The full moon of May, also called the Flower Moon, will occur the afternoon of May 5, at 1:34 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (1734 UTC), according to the U.S. Naval Observatory(opens in new tab). Observers in Continental Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the western Pacific Islands will see a penumbral lunar eclipse, in which the moon dims slightly but does not get completely dark...
Unlike a more typical partial or total lunar eclipse, in a penumbral eclipse the moon passes through the outer part of the Earth's shadow, called the penumbra. The inner part, where the Earth blocks all of the light from the sun to the moon, is called the umbra. Most of the time the moon either passes through the Earth's darker umbral shadow, creating a partial or total lunar eclipse, or only part of the moon passes through the penumbra.
In the latter case, the darkening of the moon is difficult to see; the penumbral shadow only "tints" the moon slightly and if the whole moon isn't covered by the penumbra that slight dimming is overwhelmed by the brightness of the lunar surface. This eclipse will have a much rarer condition, in which the entire moon will pass into the penumbra, but not the umbra. This means the slight darkening is more noticeable. If you were standing on the moon you would see the Earth block part of the sun's light, but not all of it – you'd have a partial solar eclipse.
How high in the sky the moon is when the eclipse starts depends on one's location. To see the full effect of the penumbral eclipse properly one must be far east enough that the moon hasn't exited the penumbral shadow by moonrise. For example, in Paris, the moon rises at 9:16 p.m. local time on May 5 and the eclipse is almost over; the slight darkening at the top edge of the moon won't be readily visible. In Rome, the moon rises at 8:13 p.m. local time, nearly an hour after maximum eclipse. However, the moon is still largely covered in the penumbral shadow; the eclipse ends at 9:31 p.m. for Romans. In Istanbul the eclipse starts at 6:22 p.m. local time, with the moon rising at 8:01 p.m. and maximum eclipse occurring at 8:22 p.m. The eclipse ends at 10:31 p.m., so Turkish observers will be able to see the full effects of the penumbra's darkening of the surface...
For those who won't see the eclipse, there is an ordinary full moon, in the constellation Libra. New York City observers will see moonrise at about on 8:13 p.m. local time on May 5, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. In Miami, the moon rises at 8:08 a.m. Eastern Time. In Buenos Aires, the moon rises at 6:05 p.m. local time. Moonrise times will differ by latitude because the Earth is tilted on its axis; the Southern Hemisphere nights are longer, so the sun sets earlier and the moon rises earlier (from the point of view of people at that latitude).
May full moon 2023: The Flower Moon gets eclipsed
By Jesse Emspak last updated 3 days ago
The full moon of May, also called the Flower Moon, will occur the afternoon of May 5.
The full moon of May, also called the Flower Moon, will occur the afternoon of May 5, at 1:34 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (1734 UTC), according to the U.S. Naval Observatory(opens in new tab). Observers in Continental Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the western Pacific Islands will see a penumbral lunar eclipse, in which the moon dims slightly but does not get completely dark...
Unlike a more typical partial or total lunar eclipse, in a penumbral eclipse the moon passes through the outer part of the Earth's shadow, called the penumbra. The inner part, where the Earth blocks all of the light from the sun to the moon, is called the umbra. Most of the time the moon either passes through the Earth's darker umbral shadow, creating a partial or total lunar eclipse, or only part of the moon passes through the penumbra.
In the latter case, the darkening of the moon is difficult to see; the penumbral shadow only "tints" the moon slightly and if the whole moon isn't covered by the penumbra that slight dimming is overwhelmed by the brightness of the lunar surface. This eclipse will have a much rarer condition, in which the entire moon will pass into the penumbra, but not the umbra. This means the slight darkening is more noticeable. If you were standing on the moon you would see the Earth block part of the sun's light, but not all of it – you'd have a partial solar eclipse.
How high in the sky the moon is when the eclipse starts depends on one's location. To see the full effect of the penumbral eclipse properly one must be far east enough that the moon hasn't exited the penumbral shadow by moonrise. For example, in Paris, the moon rises at 9:16 p.m. local time on May 5 and the eclipse is almost over; the slight darkening at the top edge of the moon won't be readily visible. In Rome, the moon rises at 8:13 p.m. local time, nearly an hour after maximum eclipse. However, the moon is still largely covered in the penumbral shadow; the eclipse ends at 9:31 p.m. for Romans. In Istanbul the eclipse starts at 6:22 p.m. local time, with the moon rising at 8:01 p.m. and maximum eclipse occurring at 8:22 p.m. The eclipse ends at 10:31 p.m., so Turkish observers will be able to see the full effects of the penumbra's darkening of the surface...
For those who won't see the eclipse, there is an ordinary full moon, in the constellation Libra. New York City observers will see moonrise at about on 8:13 p.m. local time on May 5, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. In Miami, the moon rises at 8:08 a.m. Eastern Time. In Buenos Aires, the moon rises at 6:05 p.m. local time. Moonrise times will differ by latitude because the Earth is tilted on its axis; the Southern Hemisphere nights are longer, so the sun sets earlier and the moon rises earlier (from the point of view of people at that latitude).
