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March’s full moon, the “Worm Moon,” rose on Sunday night and was partially eclipsed for almost five hours into Monday as seen from some parts of the world. It sets up a total solar eclipse for North America at the next new moon on Monday, April 8.
A lunar eclipse occurs only at full moon. It’s caused by the moon entering Earth’s shadow, which it can only do when it’s on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun.Ukraine Has Developed 15 Kinds Of Long Range Strike Drone And Has Sortied Them Against Russia s Oil Industry During Monday’s eclipse, the moon entered only the penumbra, and its journey took exactly 4 hours and 39 minutes.As it did, the edge of Earth’s massive shadow in space moved gradually across the lunar surface, dimming the effect of light from the sun. That’s different from a “Blood Moon,” where the moon moves through the umbra, and the only sunlight that hits the lunar surface is first refracted by Earth’s atmosphere—hence the reddish color.
The following new moon will occur on Monday, April 8. A “supermoon,” this new moon will be larger than usual and appear to move across the sun, causing a partial solar eclipse for North America. The total solar eclipse on April 8 will last up to 4 minutes and 26 seconds, but it can only be seen within a 115-mile wide path of totality.
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