New Moon will occur today at 16:04HST.
Both March 2nd and 9th offer good observing weekends this month. Get out and enjoy the dark!
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Category: Lunar Events
Waxing and waning from new to full and back again
Full Moon
Full Moon will occur today at 05:53HST.
This full Moon will be a perigee full Moon, with the Moon appearing a bit larger and brighter. Today lunar perigee occurs within 7 hours of full, producing a full moon that is about 12% larger and 30% brighter than if full occurs while the Moon is at apogee.
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New Moon will occur today at 11:04HST.
Saturday Feb. 2nd was the best star party weekend this month, while the weekend of the 9th provides a five day old Moon. March 2nd and 9th both offer good observing weekends.
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Full Moon will occur today at 19:16HST.
This evening look for the Moon rising in the east just as the Sun sets in the west. Across the Big Island this can often lead to moonbows as the low elevation moonlight interacts with fog and clouds.
This full moon will feature a total lunar eclipse. For the islands the eclipse will just be starting as the Moon rises with all of totality visible.
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This evening will feature a sunset total lunar eclipse visible across the islands. The eclipsed Moon will rise just as the Sun sets on the opposite horizon.
The eclipse will be just underway as the Moon rises on Hawaii island, with the Moon rising at almost exactly 18:00HST and the total phase of the eclipse starting 41 minutes later. Maximum will occur at 19:12HST with the Moon 14° above the horizon.
| January 20, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Contact | UT | HST | |
| Penumbral Begins | P1 | 02:36:28 | 16:36:28 | |
| Partial Begins | U1 | 03:33:55 | 17:33:55 | |
| Total Begins | U2 | 04:41:18 | 18:41:18 | |
| Greatest Eclipse | Max | 05:12:18 | 19:12:18 | |
| Total Ends | U3 | 05:43:18 | 19:43:18 | |
| Partial Ends | U4 | 06:50:42 | 20:50:42 | |
| Penumbral Ends | P4 | 07:48:05 | 21:48:05 | |
| *Data from Fred Espenak’s eclipse website | ||||
An easy to view evening eclipse, no reason not to get out and view this one, no need for an alarm clock!
New Moon
New Moon will occur today at 01:28HST.
A partial solar eclipse will occur across parts of the North Pacific and Japan during this new Moon.
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The next full Moon on January 20th, will feature a sunset total lunar eclipse visible across the islands. The eclipsed Moon will rise just as the Sun sets on the opposite horizon.
The eclipse will be just underway as the Moon rises on the island of Hawaii, with the Moon rising at almost exactly 18:00HST and the total phase of the eclipse starting 41 minutes later. Maximum will occur at 19:12HST with the Moon 14° above the horizon.
| January 20, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Contact | UT | HST |
| Penumbral Begins | P1 | 02:36:28 | 16:36:28 |
| Partial Begins | U1 | 03:33:55 | 17:33:55 |
| Total Begins | U2 | 04:41:18 | 18:41:18 |
| Greatest Eclipse | Max | 05:12:18 | 19:12:18 |
| Total Ends | U3 | 05:43:18 | 19:43:18 |
| Partial Ends | U4 | 06:50:42 | 20:50:42 |
| Penumbral Ends | P4 | 07:48:05 | 21:48:05 |
| Data from Fred Espenak’s eclipse website | |||
Many references state that the eclipse will occur on January 21st, and it will, in time zones further east than us here in Hawaii. We are ten hours behind UT, thus it will be the evening of the 20th when the eclipse occurs in the islands.
An easy to view evening eclipse, no reason not to get out and view this one, no need for an alarm clock!
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