Hunter's Moon supermoon — tonight

[Panich52]

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Hunter’s Moon is shining on October 26

Tonight – October 26, 2015 – if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, start watching for the full Hunter’s Moon. Full moon comes on October 27 at 12:05 UTC. At United States time zones, that places the time of the full moon 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. Thus the October 26 moon – for us in the U.S. – will be just as close to full as the moon you’ll see ascending over the horizon on the evening of October 27.

No matter where you live worldwide, look for a full-looking moon in the east as the sun goes down on October 26 and 27!

The inclination of our moon’s orbital plane will cause the moon to rise further north along the eastern horizon each day for nearly all of the upcoming week. For the Northern Hemisphere, these more northerly moonrises bring about sooner-than-average moonrises, which is the legacy of the Hunter’s Moon

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http://earthsky.org/tonight/almost-full-hunters-moon-couples-up-with-uranus-october-26?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=e43e8f2f82-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-e43e8f2f82-393525109


Everything you need to know: Hunter’s Moon 2015

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-hunters-moon?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=9e835dcc54-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-9e835dcc54-393525109


Minor lunar standstill makes a subtle Hunter's Moon in 2015

This year, though, this characteristic of the Hunter’s Moon – close-to-sunset rising times for several nights in a row – won’t be as pronounced.

The reason is that, like many things in astronomy, the moon’s appearance in our sky follows a cycle. A hallmark of this particular cycle is known as a minor lunar standstill, and it’s diminishing the Hunter’s Moon effect, as it did this year’s Harvest Moon effect. It’ll affect these two autumn moons, in fact, as seen from both earthly hemispheres for several years to come.

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/minor-lunar-standstill-lessens-impact-of-hunters-moon


Lunar standstill calendar at the National Museum of the American Indian at Washington D.C. Image credit: catface3

[elleng]

1. Thanks. Was wondering what it's called.

Caught this last night (this morning @ 4:15, actually.)

[2naSalit]

2. And don't miss

the cluster of Venus, Jupiter and Mars above the horizon before daylight. Been watching it when there are no clouds for the last few mornings. Love sky watching, it's one of my favorite pastimes. Catching the moon rise right now, have to wait until it rises above the mountains though.