Its December 31st 2009, there is no lunar eclipse for me. But there is a Blue Moon. 2nd full moon of the month... and It is big and bright tonight.
Yes, there was a full moon on Dec. 2 and again on Dec. 31, 2009. The second one was the blue moon.
For December 2009: New moon is on Dec. 16, 12:02 UTC, first quarter is on Dec. 24, 17:36 UTC, full moon is on Dec. 31, 19:13 UTC. Data from Kosmos Himmelsjahr 2009.For December 2009: New moon is on Dec. 16, 12:02 UTC, first quarter is on Dec. 24, 17:36 UTC, full moon is on Dec. 31, 19:13 UTC. Data from Kosmos Himmelsjahr 2009.For December 2009: New moon is on Dec. 16, 12:02 UTC, first quarter is on Dec. 24, 17:36 UTC, full moon is on Dec. 31, 19:13 UTC. Data from Kosmos Himmelsjahr 2009.For December 2009: New moon is on Dec. 16, 12:02 UTC, first quarter is on Dec. 24, 17:36 UTC, full moon is on Dec. 31, 19:13 UTC. Data from Kosmos Himmelsjahr 2009.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon. This can only happen during a full moon when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in a straight line. Lunar eclipses can be seen from anywhere on the night side of Earth where the Moon is visible.
According to Lunar eclipse in wikipedia.org, there will be a total eclipse of the Moon in June15 2011, and again in Dec 10 2011.
The partial lunar eclipse will be on June 26th. The full lunar eclipse will be on Dec. 21 2010.
There are three types of lunar eclipses; Total, Partial and Penumbral. During a Total eclipse of the Moon, the Moon goes completely into the "umbra", or the darkest part of the Earth's shadow. In a total eclipse, the Moon is entirely shadowed. During a Partial eclipse, the Moon completely into the "penumbra" or partial shadow, and only partially within the umbra. In an partial eclipse, the Moon is only partly shadowed. During a Penumbral eclipse, the Moon goes into the penumbra of the Earth's shadow, but misses the umbra completely. In a penumbral eclipse, the Moon is dimmed, but not in shadow. In most cases, the average person will not even notice a penumbral eclipse of the moon unless the dimming is at least 75%. In 2009, there are four eclipses of the Moon; 2009 Feb 09 N 90% dimmed - Asia 2009 Jul 07 N 15% dimmed - Americas 2009 Aug 06 N 40% dimmed 2009 Dec 31 P 8% covered - India The Feb 9 2009 eclipse is past. The next two will be very light penumbral eclipses, which will be unnoticable. The December 31 partial eclipse will cover only about 8 % of the moon, and will be visible from India and Asia. The next visible total eclipse will be on December 21, 2010, and will be visible from North America.
it is tonight,the full moon of dec,2008,the largest and bright moon of this year,nearest moon from earth......
Saturday, 8 December 1984.
That's a "Blue Moon" . . . the second Full Moon in the same CALENDAR month.The cycle of moon-phases is 29 days, so there has to be a full moon on the 1st or 2nd of the month,in order to have another one before the end of the month.December 2009 will have Full Moons on the 2nd and the 31st. That will be the first time in a little over 3 years.
it is rumored that it is DEC. 26 2009 but you can see it on youtube
The next full moon on Christmas will occur in the year 2034.