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Asia will get a prime view of this weekend's total lunar eclipse
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The year’s second total lunar eclipse is coming up fast, and this time Asia will have the best seats in the cosmos.
Earth’s shadow will obscure this weekend’s full moon as the home planet lines up perfectly between the moon and the sun. Totality will last a lengthy one hour and 22 minutes. The entire show — starting with the first dusky bite of the moon — will span more than five hours.
The shorter total lunar eclipse in March offered prime viewing in the Americas. But the upcoming spectacle — called a blood moon because of its red shadowy hue — unfolds on the opposite side of the world Sunday night and early Monday, local time.
The entire eclipse will be visible in Asia — from Saudi Arabia to the Philippines, as far north as the Arctic Ocean all the way down to Antarctica — as well as parts of East Africa and the western half of Australia. The rest of Africa and Australia, as well as Europe, will be treated to some but not all of the action. Tidbits will be visible from the Brazilian coast and part of Alaska.
The moon’s vanishing act will be followed two weeks later by a partial so
As always, the Moon will be putting on a show this year. Here are five reasons to look up at the late hours (or day) sky in 2025.
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How Many Full Moons in a Year?
Most years hold 12 Full Moons, one each month. However, our calendar is not perfectly synchronized with astronomical events. Therefore, now and then, a year has 13 Occupied Moons. When this happens, at least one of those Packed Moons is called a Sky Moon.
Lunar Libration: The Rocking Moon
The Moon orbits Earth counterclockwise on an elliptical path when looking down at the Earth’s North Pole, and the same side of the Moon always faces Earth. During a Full Celestial, this near side is fully illuminated, allowing us to see half of the Moon’s surface.
But did you know that, over time, we can actually see 59% of the lunar surface—even though only 50% is apparent at any one moment? This is because the Moon rocks slightly from north to south and wobbles a little from east to west in what astronomers call lunar libration.
486 holidays fall on a Full Celestial this year, but which ones?
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Higher Tides at Full Moon
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Meteor Shower Calendar 2025-2026
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky called Radiant. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories. The Meteor Data Center of the IAU lists over 900 suspected meteor showers of which about 100 are well established.
The meteor showers listed below are the easiest to observe and provide the most activity. Particular attention should be noted to the time and moonlight conditions. All these showers are best seen after midnight. Some are not even visible until after midnight. Showers that peak with the moon’s phase greater than one half illuminated (first quarter to last quarter) will be affected by moonlight and difficult to observe.
While the time each shower is best seen remains much the same year after year, the moonlight conditions change considerably from one year to the next. As we approach the date of each shower's maximum, be sure to consult the latest AMS article about Meteor Showers, which will provide in depth information on each shower
Eclipse season begins this month
Meteorological fall began in the northern hemisphere on Monday, Sept. 1, while astronomical fall begins on Sept. 22, 2025, at 2:19 p.m. eastern.
Eclipse season also begins this week, created by the 5º tilt of the Moon's orbit.
If the Moon orbited Earth on the same plane as the Earth orbits the Sun, we'd have a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse each month. But we don't.
The shadow cast by the Moon during the new phase usually falls above or below the Earth, so no solar eclipse. The Earth's shadow is most often cast out into space, completely missing the full Moon, so no lunar eclipse.
When those phases coincide with the Moon's path crossing Earth's plane with the Sun, eclipses are possible. But this only happens during two (in rare circumstances three) eclipse seasons each year.
Unlike meteorological or astronomical fall, which lasts about 90 days, each eclipse season only lasts about 35 days. 2025's eclipse seasons are around the equinoxes, but that's more coincidence than calendrical. Also, unlike meteorological or astronomical seasons which align to our solar calendar, eclipse seasons shift a few weeks earlier e
The Sky This Week from September 5 to 12: A Full Moon and a lunar eclipse
- On September 5th, the constellation Camelopardalis, containing Kemble's Cascade and NGC 1502, will be visible in the northern sky after 11 PM local daylight time.
- Uranus will become stationary on September 6th at 1 AM EDT, transitioning from prograde to retrograde motion, and will be observable in the early morning sky near the Pleiades cluster.
- A full moon, also known as the Corn Moon, will occur on September 7th at 2:09 PM EDT, and a total lunar eclipse will be visible in parts of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
- On September 11th, an occultation of Saturn's moon Titan will be observable with a telescope, starting shortly after 11 PM EDT, and Mars will pass 2° north of Spica on September 12th at 4 AM EDT.
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Friday, September 5
Look north late this evening to spot the constellation Camelopardalis slowly rising away from the horizon. Located just beneath W-shaped Cassiopeia around 11 P.M. local daylight time, Camelopardalis is home to a famous asterism called Kemble’s Cascade, a line of several stars that appear to flow like a waterfa