Skywatchers are in for a celestial spectacle on Tuesday, September 17 , as they will get to witness the beautiful orange-golden-hued Harvest supermoon along with a partial eclipse simultaneously, with Saturn visible nearby. This memorable sight will beautifully adorn the night sky. The larger-than-usual full moon will be the year’s second of four successive supermoons will first move into Earth’s outer penumbral shadow and then, a tiny area of its surface - around 8.
4% will slip into the central darker shadow of the Earth, called the umbra. It will be rather interesting to have the sight of the side of Earth’s shadow being projected onto the lunar surface. All US states would be able to capture a good view of the partial lunar eclipse including celestial lovers in North America , South America, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Polynesia.
Harvest moon, the big and bright moon, are seen at the start of autumn and the origin of its name goes back to the time when farmers depended on the lunar light to harvest crops in the night. Phases of partial lunar eclipse The four hours and 6 minutes partial lunar eclipse can be seen in three phases - penumbral, partial and then back to penumbral. The moon will enter the Earth's partial shadow at 8:41 PM EDT.
This will lead to slight dimming of the moon. The top edge of the moon would start to enter the full shadow at 10:13 PM, while the peak of the event will be at 10:44 PM with only t.