SUPERMOON AND LUNAR ECLIPSE FOR SEPTEMBER
A “perigee moon” occurs when the moon is closest to Earth in its month-long orbit. On September 27 at 6:55 p.m. PDT and 9:55 p.m. EDT, the moon is at perigee less than an hour before the apex of the Full Harvest Moon (10:50 p.m. EDT). This is the closest coincidence of perigee moon and full moon for the year. In recent years when perigee and a full moon occur on the same date, it's been dubbed a Supermoon by many news sources.
The Full Harvest Perigee Moon has more in store for observers than just being big and bright. A total lunar eclipse will begin on September 27 as well. It will be visible to all of North America but more so for those in the eastern half, who will get to see the eclipse in its entirety. If you're east of a line extending from western Minnesota south to Houston, the moon will be above the horizon as the eclipse starts. In Chicago, for example, the eclipse begins Sunday, September 27 at 7:11 p.m., peaks at 9:47 p.m. and wanes by 12:22 a.m. Monday morning.
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Not to conflate astronomy with pure woo, but my own young 'un came to us on Friday 13 in November 1987.
What can you do, right?
'Scheduled' for Oct 6, she's 'betting' on Sept 24, and definitely cranky! And has to work another week to obtain fmla benefits. ICK! How lucky I was to have Fed sick + vacation leave!
I'll be driving up to NJ soon as I hear she's in labor, so washed the car today, will visit MD kiddos tomorrow, and then wait and wait and wait!
Not great. I'm better with an old fashioned Pentex camera
writes dates down on calendar.
