When is there a total lunar eclipse? How often does a lunar eclipse occur? How does a lunar eclipse affect people?

The question of what a lunar eclipse is, how and what it affects, and whether one should be afraid of it, occupies many people.

In astrology, the Moon is very important, because it symbolizes the soul, emotions, the ability to adapt to external circumstances and your unconscious. That's why it's important to know what you should and shouldn't do during a lunar eclipse.

An eclipse is the moment when the Moon disappears into the shadow of the Earth and we cannot see it. In this case, the Earth is located on the line between the center of the Moon and the center of the Sun.

Depending on how far the Moon has gone into shadow, eclipses can be total, partial, or penumbral. The latter relate to periods when the Moon does not even go into the shadow itself, but into the area around it - penumbra.

Every year, on average, there are two lunar eclipses, with a maximum of three. However, in some years there is not a single lunar eclipse.

Periods of lunar eclipses

Lunar eclipses in 2019:

January 21, 2019- total lunar eclipse in the sign of Leo. Starts at 2:34:45 UT, maximum - 5:12:12 UT, ends at 7:49:37 UT.
July 16-17, 2019- partial lunar eclipse in the sign of Capricorn. Beginning at 18:41:45 UT on July 16, maximum - 21:30:36 UT, ending at 0:19:34 UT.

influence of lunar eclipses

Why do eclipses and, in particular, lunar eclipses receive so much attention? The fact is that the Sun and Moon are the most significant points not only in the firmament, but also in your horoscope.

A lunar eclipse raises important internal issues. In addition, eclipses always occur on the axis of the Lunar nodes, which is also called the axis of Fate.

That is why the influence of eclipses is considered deep and karmic.

Important: this will help avoid failures

There are a few typical mistakes that occur during an eclipse. For example, ignoring warnings that an eclipse is an emotionally unstable period, and at any moment a quarrel can arise literally out of nowhere.

During the lunar eclipse there may be serious mistakes and confusion in affairs and relationships, so you should not prescribe important meetings and negotiations for this period. Also, during the eclipse period, it is better to spend less time outdoors, as it is believed that this will take away your luck.

Eight ways to avoid misfortunes during a lunar eclipse:

Don't start anything new or important. Negotiations, meetings, new projects and tasks should be postponed to another period.
Do not plan moves, long-term trips or trips. In general, try not to be outside for long periods of time during the eclipse.
Postpone the wedding; you should not have a wedding on this day.
You should not quit your job or start a new one, as well as discuss any significant issues with guidance.
Don't lend money, don't take loans. There is also no need to accept or give gifts on this day, especially large ones.
It is better to postpone planned surgeries and scheduled visits to the dentist.
Do not enter into large financial transactions.
Carefully check all documents that need to be sent or signed are Great chance make a serious mistake.

During the lunar eclipse, try to postpone important matters as much as possible. Better focus on routine matters, your hobbies and planning.

What is favorable to do during a lunar eclipse?

U lunar eclipses- its own special character. Therefore, knowing it, you can spend this time with benefit for yourself and your future.

During the lunar eclipse it is favorable:

Bring long-term projects and tasks to completion. The period of a lunar eclipse can give a good “kick” to those who are accustomed to putting off everything until last moment. In general, it is good to complete any tasks.
This period is very good for ending outdated relationships.
It is favorable to complete something unnecessary, to give up bad habits. For example, it is good to quit drinking, smoking, overeating, and unhealthy foods.
It's good to look for something lost, there is big chance discover it. It doesn't matter whether you were looking for a person, thing or information.
Complete reorganization, relocation, repairs, rearrangement of furniture.
Summarize, rethink your experience, complete your training.
Make plans for the future, prepare a list of goals and desires. For example, practice in preparation is very suitable.

Do not forget that the energy of the lunar eclipse period is conflicting, so it is better to spend this time alone.

Features of lunar eclipses in zodiac signs

The moon governs the subconscious and daily affairs, the daily behavior of every person.

A lunar eclipse provokes changes in the collective mood, which is better to be foreseen and taken into account during this period.

Depending on what sign the Moon is in at the time of the eclipse, manifestations general sentiments will be different.

How will the lunar eclipse affect different signs zodiac:

In signs Aries and Libra Issues in the sphere of relationships, both personal and public, come to the fore. Mergers and acquisitions of companies, marriages and divorces will all be in the spotlight. When there is an eclipse in the sign of Libra, there is a high probability of court cases and legal issues arising or ending.

In signs Cancer and Capricorn Real estate issues and job changes become relevant, with an emphasis on family matters. There is also a high probability of topics related to elderly relatives or children.

In signs Taurus and Scorpio the emphasis shifts to monetary issues. The question “How to make money” will be hot; disputes about property, problems with loans, investments and mortgages may arise. Another theme of a lunar eclipse in one of these signs is birth and death, large cash receipts or big losses.

In signs Gemini and Sagittarius On the agenda are the topics of travel and means of transportation. There may be an opportunity or need to purchase vehicle. This is a time of learning something new, exchanging information, expanding your horizons. In the negative aspect, it brings problems in all the issues listed above.

In signs Virgo and Pisces a lunar eclipse raises issues of focus on a specific task or people’s work, including routine homework. This period can also aggravate health issues and encourage you to see a doctor. Another one significant topic- This is the topic of bad habits and harmful behavior that can manifest itself under the influence of the negative aspects of the eclipse.

The most important thing that will help you get through the period of a lunar eclipse without loss is attentiveness and caution, especially if you yourself were born during the eclipse, or it affects important points in your horoscope. For example, a lunar eclipse in Aquarius, and you were born under the sign of Aquarius.

So, let’s summarize what you should and shouldn’t do during the Lunar Eclipse:

A few days before and after the start date of the eclipse, you should be more careful and careful, since the energy of the eclipse affects for a long time.
Check whether the eclipse point coincides with a significant point in your horoscope (position of the Sun, Moon, etc.). If yes, then you should be especially careful.
On the day and hours of the eclipse, be less outdoors, as it is believed that this can take away your luck.
Use recommendations on eight ways to avoid failures during a lunar eclipse, and do not start important and significant affairs, meetings and projects during this period.
Spend the period of the lunar eclipse engaging in tasks and activities that correspond to the energy of this period. See recommendations and list of such things above.
Take into account the peculiarities of collective behavior during the eclipse period, based on which zodiac sign the Moon is in at the time of the eclipse.
Be more attentive and careful during the lunar eclipse.

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Once, after during one of the expeditions of Christopher Columbus, all food supplies and water on the ship came to an end, and attempts to negotiate with the Indians did not bring success, knowledge of the approaching lunar eclipse provided the navigator with a colossal service.

He declared local residents that if they do not send him food by evening, he will take away the night star from them. They only laughed in response, but when the moon began to darken at night and acquired a crimson hue, they were simply horrified. Water and food supplies were immediately delivered to the ship, and the Indians on their knees asked Columbus to return the luminary to the sky. The navigator could not refuse their request - and a few minutes later the Moon shone in the sky again.

A lunar eclipse can be seen on a full moon, when its shadow falls on the Earth’s satellite (for this, the planet must be between the Sun and the Moon). Since the night star is separated from the Earth by at least 363 thousand km, and the diameter of the shadow cast by the planet is two and a half times the diameter of the satellite, when the Moon is covered by the Earth's shadow, it turns out to be completely darkened.

This does not always happen: sometimes the shadow partially covers the satellite, and sometimes it does not reach the shadow and ends up near its cone, in the penumbra, when only a slight darkening of one of the edges of the satellite is noticeable. Therefore, in lunar calendars, the degree of darkness is measured in values from 0 and F:

The beginning and end of the partial (partial) period of the eclipse – 0;
The beginning and end of the private phase – from 0.25 to 0.75;
Beginning and end of the total period of the eclipse – 1;
The period of the highest phase is 1.005.

Lunar nodes

One of the indispensable conditions necessary for the occurrence of a total lunar eclipse is the proximity of the Moon to the node (at this point the lunar orbit intersects the ecliptic).

Since the plane of the orbit of the night star is inclined to the plane of the earth's orbit at an angle of five degrees, the satellite, crossing the ecliptic, moves towards the North Pole, upon reaching which it turns in the opposite direction and moves down to the South. The points where the satellite's orbit intersects the points of the ecliptic are called lunar nodes.

When the Moon is near a node, a total lunar eclipse can be seen (usually every six months). It is interesting that it is not typical for the lunar nodes to constantly remain at one point on the ecliptic, since they constantly move along the line of the Zodiac constellations against the course of the Sun and Moon, making one revolution every 18 years and 6 months. Therefore, it is best to determine when the next total lunar eclipse will be using the calendar. For example, if they occurred in November and May, then next year they will occur in October and April, then in September and March.

When a miraculous phenomenon occurs

If the Moon's orbit always coincided with the ecliptic line, eclipses would occur every month and would be an absolutely common occurrence. Since the satellite is mainly located above or below the Earth's orbit, the shadow of our planet covers it two, maximum three times a year.

At this time new or full moon is just near one of its nodes (within twelve degrees on either side), and the Sun, Earth and Moon are located on the same line. In this case, you can first see a solar eclipse, and two weeks later, during the full phase of the moon, a lunar eclipse (these two types of eclipses always come in pairs).

It happens that a lunar eclipse does not occur at all: this happens when the Sun, Earth and Moon are not in right moment on one straight line, and the earth's shadow either passes by the satellite or affects it with penumbra. True, the event is practically indistinguishable from Earth, since the brightness of the satellite at this time decreases only slightly and can only be seen through telescopes (if the Moon, being in a penumbral eclipse, passes very close to the shadow cone, you can see a slight darkening on one side) . If the satellite is only partially in the shadow, a partial lunar eclipse occurs: part of the celestial body darkens, the other remains in partial shade and is illuminated by the rays of the Sun.

How does an eclipse occur?

Since the Earth’s shadow is much larger than its satellite, it sometimes takes a lot of time for the night star to pass it, so a total lunar eclipse can last either a very short period of time, about four to five minutes, or more than an hour (for example, the maximum recorded duration of the phase on the night of the lunar eclipse was 108 minutes).

The duration of this phenomenon will largely depend on the location of the three heavenly bodies to each other.

If you observe the Moon from the northern hemisphere, you can see that the Earth's penumbra covers the Moon on the left side. After half an hour, the satellite of our planet is completely in the shadow - and on the night of a lunar eclipse the star turns dark red or brown tint. The sun's rays illuminate the satellite even during a total eclipse and, passing along a tangent line relative to the earth's surface, are scattered in the atmosphere, reaching the night star.

Since red has the longest wavelength, it, unlike other colors, does not disappear and reaches the lunar surface, illuminating it with red color, the hue of which largely depends on the state earth's atmosphere V this moment. The brightness of the satellite on the night of a lunar eclipse is determined by a special Danjon scale:

0 – total lunar eclipse, the satellite will be almost invisible;
1 – The moon is dark gray;
2 – Earth satellite of gray-brown color;
3 – the Moon is characterized by a reddish-brown tint;
4 is a copper-red satellite, visible very clearly and all the details of the lunar surface are clearly visible.

If you compare photos that were taken on the night of a lunar eclipse at different times, you will notice that the color of the Moon is different. For example, the Earth's satellite during the summer eclipse of 1982 was red, while in the winter of 2000 the Moon was brown.

History of the lunar calendar

People have long understood how important role The Moon plays a role in the life of the planet, and therefore they planned all their activities based on its phases (new moon, full moon, waning, eclipses), since they were the most observable celestial phenomena.

It is not surprising that the lunar calendar is considered the most ancient calendar in the world: it was by it that people in the early stages of their development determined when to start and finish sowing work, observed the influence of the Moon on the growth of vegetation, the ebb and flow of tides, and even how night the luminary influences human body, which is known to contain a large number of liquids.

It is impossible to determine which people were the first to create the lunar calendar. The first objects that were used as lunar calendars, were found in France and Germany and were created thirty thousand years ago. These were crescent-shaped marks or sinuous lines on cave walls, stones or animal bones.

Also found were lunar calendars created eighteen thousand years ago in Russia near the city of Achinsk in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. A calendar was also found in Scotland, which is at least ten thousand years old.

The Chinese gave a modern look to the lunar calendar, who already in the 2nd millennium BC. formed the main provisions and used it until the 20th century. Also, an important role in the development of the lunar calendar belongs to the Hindus, who were the first to give basic descriptions of the phases, lunar days

and the positions of the Moon relative to the Earth and the Sun. The lunar calendar was replaced by a solar one, since during the formation of a sedentary lifestyle it became obvious that agricultural work was still more tied to the seasons, that is, to the Sun. The lunar calendar turned out to be inconvenient due to the fact that the lunar month does not have a stable time and is constantly shifted by 12 hours.

There is one extra lunar year for every 34 solar years.

Nevertheless, the Moon exerted sufficient influence. For example, the modern Gregorian calendar, adopted about five hundred years ago, contains such statements, drawn from lunar calendars, as the number of days in the week and even the term “month”. On Friday, July 27, a unique event will take place - the longest lunar eclipse of the century, which can be observed in almost all corners globe

. The Earth will completely eclipse the Moon for one hour and 43 minutes, Day.Az reports with reference to Today.

At this time, people will be able to observe the “blood moon” - the Earth’s satellite will turn red.

What is a lunar eclipse and blood moon? The "Blood" Moon is called during an eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on its satellite. Unlike a solar eclipse, when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight

, the moon does not "darken" during an eclipse, but instead turns blood red.

How often does a lunar eclipse occur?

Lunar eclipses are less common than solar eclipses - no more than three per year, which can be observed in any particular place, although in some years they may not occur at all. However, each lunar eclipse can be seen from more than half the globe.

The excitement surrounding the July 27 eclipse is because it will last a long time. The Moon will be in Earth's shadow for four hours and will be completely eclipsed for one hour and 43 minutes. This falls just short of the theoretical limit of a lunar eclipse (one hour and 47 minutes). The eclipse will last so long Friday night because the moon will pass through the center of Earth's shadow.

Where and when can you see a lunar eclipse?

The eclipse will be best visible in the Middle East, eastern Africa, India and western China. The eclipse will also be visible from the rest of Africa, Europe, other parts of Asia, Australia, and eastern South America.

In Ukraine, the phase of a total lunar eclipse will occur on July 27 at 23:21 (20:21 GMT).
In India full eclipse will begin at 1 a.m. on July 28 and end at 2:43 a.m.
In Australia, the moon will begin to turn red at 4:30am on Saturday morning, with total eclipse occurring between 5:30 and 6:30am.

In the UK the partial eclipse will begin at 8.30pm, with the total eclipse occurring between 9.20pm and 10.13pm.

IN east africa The partial eclipse will begin at 21:30, the blood moon will be visible between 22:30 pm and 00:13. This region will best view for an eclipse.

What's the best way to view the blood moon?

It is best to get out of the city, away from light and lights. In the city, the contrast between the moon and the sky will not be so bright. Unlike solar eclipse, it is absolutely safe to look at the “blood moon”. You won't need a telescope for observations, but it's a good idea to stock up on binoculars.

I have seen an amazing lunar eclipse more than once. How it happens can be observed without special equipment, but, of course, it is better through a telescope or through the lens of a camera camera. Since the eclipse of the Moon is quite long in time, about 1.5 hours, even a beginner can prepare for this event and take excellent photographs. I think this is a great reason to go out of town, into nature and enjoy the astronomical miracle.

Lunar eclipse diagram

It occurs at the following necessary conditions:

full moon;
the proximity of the Moon to the node of its orbit;
the entry of the Moon into the cone of the earth's shadow (if the shadow covers it completely, there will be a total lunar eclipse).

You can see the darkened celestial companion equally anywhere on our planet, unlike eclipses of the Sun, which are not visible everywhere.

Frequency of lunar eclipses

In total, it was calculated that a maximum of 3 lunar eclipses occur per year, and a minimum of none. In exactly the same order, the event will occur no earlier than in 18 years.

Surprisingly, scientists can accurately calculate and determine at what time and place the next total eclipse of the celestial body will occur. This cyclicity greatly helped researchers to find out the dates of historical events from records of lunar eclipses in ancient chronicles.

I smiled when, reading about Christopher Columbus, I learned such an interesting real fact. He was a literate and smart man, and, knowing when the complete darkening of the Earth's satellite would occur, he intimidated the Indian leader that he would take the Moon away from them if he did not give water and food to his expedition. Horror gripped the Indians when they saw the foreigner’s threat coming true, and began to beg him to “return” the night star, giving him what he asked for. Columbus was a kind fellow and returned the “stolen” Moon to the sky.

I became interested: “But if astronauts or, as is possible in our time, just space tourists find themselves on the Moon at this time, what will they see?” It turned out that the lunar guest at the moment of its total eclipse can observe a total eclipse of the Sun!