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Bengaluru, The ISRO on Tuesday said <keyword id="8011274" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chandrayaan-3" source="Orion">Chandrayaan-3</keyword> has completed its orbits around the earth and is now heading towards the Moon. "A successful <keyword id="18224854" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="perigee-firing" source="Orion">perigee-firing</keyword> performed at ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network). ISRO has injected the spacecraft into the translunar orbit," it said. <br /><br />The key manoeuvre was carried out early on Tuesday to slingshot the spacecraft towards the moon. <br /><br />"Chandrayaan-3 completes its orbits around the Earth and heads towards the moon," the national space agency said, adding, "Next stop: the moon." <br /><br />"As it arrives at the moon, the Lunar-Orbit Insertion is planned for August 5, 2023," ISRO said. <br /><br />An ISRO official told PTI that following the trans-lunar injection, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft escaped from orbiting the Earth and is now following a path that would take it to the vicinity of the moon. <br /><br />The ISRO had said it would attempt softlanding on the lunar surface on August 23. <br /><br />The spacecraft's orbit was progressively increased five times after the Chandrayaan-3 mission to Moon was launched on July 14.

Destination moon: Chandrayaan-3 leaves earth's orbit

<br /><ul><li>Solar eclipses occur when there’s a New Moon in the sky and it comes in between the Earth and the Sun. </li><li>The annual <keyword id="6699518" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="solar-eclipse">solar eclipse</keyword> — ‘Ring of Fire’ — will take place on 21 June 2020.</li><li>The total solar eclipse is scheduled to happen on 14 December 2020.</li></ul>The Moon doesn’t give up. Every year, like clockwork, it tries to block the Sun from the Earth by placing itself in between. But, it’s only successful half of the time. During the annual solar eclipse, the night sky will be lit by a ‘Ring of Fire’. However, during the total solar eclipse, the Moon is able to cover the entire Sun. <br /><br />
  
  
  
  
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<br />In addition to the Earth, the Sun and the Moon being lined up — solar eclipses can only occur when there’s a New Moon in the sky.<br /><br />This year, the annual solar eclipse will occur on June 21 and the total solar eclipse is scheduled to happen on December 14. Sky watchers will witness either a partial or a full solar eclipse depending on where they're situated.<br /><br />
  
  
  
  
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<br /><strong>The annual solar eclipse — ‘Ring of Fire’<br /></strong><br />Each month, the distance between the Earth and the Moon changes as the latter circles the former. It moves closer and further away because it doesn’t go around the Earth in a circle — instead, it’s orbit is elliptical.<br /><br />When the Moon is at its furthest point the Earth — the apogee — that’s when a solar eclipse occurs. <br /><br />Since it’s so far away, when it does come in between the Sun and the planet — it’s unable to completely able to block the flaming ball at the entre of the Solar System. So, the outer edges of the Sun’s disk still peek through outlining the Moon’s silhouette. <br /><br />The result is the ‘<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/solar-eclipse-2019-ring-of-fire-pictures-must-see/articleshow/72976086.cms">Ring of Fire</a>’.<br /><br />

  
  
  
  
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<br /><br /><strong>The total solar eclipse — <br /></strong><br />Although the Moon still comes in between the Sun and the Earth during the total solar eclipse, this time it’s a lot closer. In fact, it’s at the closest point on its orbit around the planet — the perigee.<br /><br />Even though hasn’t grown physically, it’s apparent size looks much bigger from Earth. <br /><br />Instead of a ‘Ring of Fire’, the total solar eclipse from ‘diamond rings’. For a few fleeting seconds, before the solar corona becomes visible, a jewel of light gathers along the edge — creating what looks like a diamond ring.<br /><br />
  
  
  
  
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<br />The total solar eclipse is also known for other interesting phenomena like shadow bands, Baily’s beads and a reddish glow that sets in right before the Sun completely disappears.<br /><br /><strong>Stargazing on the night during the solar eclipse<br /></strong><br />If you plan on skywatching, make sure you remember to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/dos-and-donts-during-solar-eclipse-surya-grahan-what-you-must-know/articleshow/72958353.cms">protect your eyes</a>. It may not matter during a lunar eclipse, but staring directly at a solar eclipse can potentially blind you. Arm yourself with a pair of ‘<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/dos-and-donts-during-solar-eclipse-surya-grahan-what-you-must-know/articleshow/72958353.cms">eclipse glasses</a>’ or special-purpose solar filters before looking directly at the sun.<br /><br />Contrary to popular belief, the solar eclipse will have no impact on your <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/no-the-solar-eclipse-wont-harm-your-baby-or-your-achaar/articleshow/72974566.cms"><em>achaars</em> (pickles) or your baby.</a><br /><br /><strong>See also:<br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/solar-eclipse-2019-ring-of-fire-pictures-must-see/articleshow/72976086.cms">6 stunning pictures you must see if you missed the 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/11-incredible-photos-from-yesterdays-total-solar-eclipse/articleshow/70065260.cms?src=as_rs">11 incredible photos from yesterday's total solar eclipse</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/the-longest-total-lunar-eclipse-in-a-century-happens-this-week-heres-the-difference-between-a-lunar-and-solar-eclipse/articleshow/65141254.cms">The longest total lunar eclipse in a century happens this week - here's the difference between a lunar and solar eclipse</a><br />

Solar eclipses in 2020 — twice a year that the Moon will try to block out the Sun

The <keyword id="116095" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-space-research-organisation" source="Orion">Indian Space Research Organisation</keyword> (<keyword id="6358064" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="isro" source="Orion">ISRO</keyword>) on Tuesday successfully performed the third orbit-raising maneuver (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the <keyword id="8011274" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="chandrayaan-3" source="Orion">Chandrayaan-3</keyword> spacecraft. The next firing is planned for July 20 between 2 pm and 3 pm, the national space agency headquartered here said. <br /><br />"The third orbit-raising maneuver (Earth-bound perigee firing) is performed successfully from ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network)/ISRO, Bengaluru," it said. <br /><br />The Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon was launched on July 14.

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO successfully completes third orbit-raising manoeuvre

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A blue supermoon will rise tonight, August 30.</li><li>It won't actually look blue, but it will be the brightest moon this year.</li></ul><p>Tonight, a full, luminous moon will appear in the sky. While experts debate the exact definition of a supermoon, this last full moon of the summer meets <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2367/the-next-full-moon-is-a-supermoon-and-a-blue-moon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">all the criteria</a>.</p><p>In general, the moon is a supermoon when it reaches the point nearest to Earth in its orbit, known as perigee. At about <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/922/what-is-a-supermoon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">226,000 miles</a> from our planet, the moon looks <a href="https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/news/space-now-blog/supermoons/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">about 7% bigger</a> than a regular full moon, though you may not notice the difference.</p><p>But it's a fun astronomical event that even city dwellers can see without going to a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/darkest-skies-by-state-watch-space-events-stargazing">dark sky park</a>.</p><p>The supermoon shouldn't have much of an effect on <a href="https://www.insider.com/tropical-storm-idalia-hurricane-forecast-florida-2023-8">Hurricane Idalia</a>, experts told <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=1cf76e4d1bc5319e515b8af92546194df6e2de865a3458603693f97cdbbe1268&amp;postID=64e8dc2623f4ecc1488fbf3d&amp;postSlug=blue-supermoon-august-full-moon-rare-lunar-event-2037-2023-8&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalgeographic.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fsupermoon-hurricane-idalia-florida" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Geographic</a>. </p><p>Full moons make tides stronger, which can add to a storm surge. But the timing of most of the storm's landfall is forecasted before this moon will pull most strongly at the high tide, tomorrow afternoon.</p><h2><strong>What makes it a blue supermoon?</strong> </h2><p>This supermoon will be about 222,043 miles away, per a retired NASA astrophysicist, <a href="http://astropixels.com/ephemeris/moon/fullperigee2001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fred Espenak</a>, who calculated supermoon distances through 2100 — making it the brightest moon of the year.</p><p>Supermoon is a fairly new word. Astrologer Richard Nolle <a href="https://moon.nasa.gov/news/196/the-next-full-moon-is-a-supermoon-the-sturgeon-moon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">created the term</a> in 1979 to mean either a new or full moon within 90% of perigee. Full moons are bright, and new moons are rarely visible from Earth. But both affect the tides, making them more extreme than usual.</p><p>Similar to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/strawberry-supermoon-rising-thursday-evening-2021-6">Strawberry Moons</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/pink-supermoon-in-april-photos-2020-4">Pink Moons</a>, a Blue Moon isn't named for its color. Instead, as the phrase "once in a blue moon" suggests, it's all about timing. On Wednesday, it will be the second full moon of the month. The first was on August 1.</p><p>While the current qualification for a Blue Moon is the second full moon to occur in a month, an older definition used the number of full moons in a year. Usually, there were 12, but sometimes there would be an extra one. Some publications, like the "Maine Farmers' Almanac," measured the year differently, starting in late December instead, according to the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/astronomy/item/what-is-a-blue-moon-is-it-ever-really-blue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Library of Congress</a>.</p><p>Sky &amp; Telescope magazine published the newer two-in-a-month definition in the 1940s, and Deborah Byrd helped popularize the definition on the science radio show StarDate in 1980.</p><h2>How rare is a Blue Supermoon?</h2><p>Supermoons aren't rare in and of themselves. There are typically three or four a year.</p><p>Blue Moons are less common: Only one in about 33 moons qualifies. Both happening at once occurs every 10 to 20 years. The next blue supermoon will rise in 2037, according to <a href="https://moon.nasa.gov/news/197/super-blue-moons-your-questions-answered/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NASA</a>.</p><p>The moon actually appearing blue is an exceedingly unusual but plausible event.</p><p>In 1883, Krakatau's deadly volcanic eruption killed 36,000 people. Sulfur dioxide and ash filled the air, making the moon look blue as the particles blocked red light without filtering other hues. Forest fires can cause the same effect, according to London's <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-1883-krakatau-eruption-a-year-of-blue-moons.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Natural History Museum</a>.</p>

A rare blue supermoon rising tonight will be the biggest full moon of 2023 &mdash; and won't happen again until 2037

Chennai, Indian space agency on Thursday afternoon successfully detached the <keyword id="2544696" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="moon-lander" source="Orion">moon lander</keyword> from the main spacecraft <keyword id="8011274" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chandrayaan-3" source="Orion">Chandrayaan-3</keyword>.<br /><br />The <keyword id="17581471" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chandrayaan-3-spacecraft" source="Orion">Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft</keyword> comprises a propulsion module (weighing 2,148 kg), a lander (1,723.89 kg) and a rover (26 kg).<br /><br />"Thanks for the ride, mate! said the Lander Module (LM). LM is successfully separated from the Propulsion Module (PM). LM is set to descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for tomorrow around 1600 Hrs., IST," Indian Space Research Organisation (<keyword id="6358064" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ISRO" source="Orion">ISRO</keyword>) tweeted.<br /><br />According to ISRO, the lander was separated from the propulsion module at an orbit of 153 km x 163 km around the <keyword id="42440" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="moon" source="Orion">moon</keyword>.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Propulsion Module continues its journey in the current orbit for months/years, said ISRO.<br /><br />"The SHAPE payload onboard it would perform spectroscopic study of the Earth's atmosphere and measure the variations in polarization from the clouds on Earth - to accumulate signatures of Exoplanets that would qualify for our habitability! This payload is SHAPEd by U R Rao Satellite Centre/ISRO, Bengaluru," ISRO added.<br /><br />The main purpose of India's third moon mission costing about Rs 600 crore is to land the lander softly on the moon.<br /><br />The Chandrayaan-2 mission failed as the lander called 'Vikram' crashed on to the moon.<br /><br />According to the ISRO, the lander is expected to make a soft-landing near the South Pole of the moon on August 23 at 5.47 p.m.<br /><br />The lander will descend to the moon from a height of about 100 km from the moon's surface.<br /><br />The soft landing is a tricky issue as it involves a series of complex manoeuvres consisting of rough and fine braking.<br /><br />Imaging of the landing site region prior to landing will be done for finding safe and hazard-free zones.<br /><br />Subsequent to the soft landing, the six-wheeled rover will roll out and carry out experiments on the lunar surface for a period of one lunar day which is equal to 14 earth days.<br /><br />The Chandrayaan-3 was put into orbit on July 14 in a copybook style by India's heavy lift rocket LVM3.<br /><br />The spacecraft completed orbiting around the earth and headed towards the moon on August 1.<br /><br />On that day a successful perigee-firing performed at ISTRAC, the ISRO had injected the spacecraft into the translunar orbit.<br /><br />

India's moon lander separates from main Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft

<ul class="summary-list"><li><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">This year's harvest moon rises Friday, September 29. It's also the last supermoon of 2023.</strong></li><li><strong>Harvest moons occur in either September or October, depending on the date of the fall equinox.</strong></li></ul><p>There are typically 12 full moons each year, including <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/blue-supermoon-august-full-moon-rare-lunar-event-2037-2023-8">three or four supermoons</a>. But while common, full moons have a long history of significance for many people and cultures.  </p><p>"Astronomical events such as this mark the passage of time and provide a steady rhythm to our lives," Patrick Hartigan, a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University, told Insider via email.</p><p>"These cycles are independent of human activities and remind us that we are part of this world but that we do not control everything," he said.</p><p>The next full moon will be a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/september-harvest-moon-last-supermoon-when-best-time-to-see-2023-9">harvest moon</a>, rising on September 29.</p><h2>September: harvest moon, "corn moon," "barley moon"</h2><div type="image" title="An Amish child and woman stand on horse-drawn wagon while harvesting corn in Maryland" height="1959" width="2613" msid="103970899" hostid="261"></div><p>Over the millennia, September's full moon has signified to farmers that it's time to finish harvesting corn and other crops.</p><p>A harvest moon sometimes occurs in October (the moon doesn't follow the Gregorian calendar), but it's always the full moon closest to the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-fall-equinox-works-animation-2021-9">autumnal equinox</a>.</p><p>Every few years, the harvest moon falls in October instead of September.</p><p>The harvest moon rises with the setting sun. There's an optical illusion that the moon — any moon — looks larger than usual when it's near the horizon.</p><p>So folks who see the full moon rise from the horizon around sunset may think it looks larger than normal. These bright moonlit nights give farmers a little extra time to harvest their crops.</p><p>This year's harvest moon will reach its peak at 5:58 a.m. ET on September 29, according to <a href="https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-names" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Old Farmer's Almanac</a>. </p><p><strong>The next harvest moon:</strong> September 29, 2023</p><h2>Here are some of the many names assigned to full moons throughout the year.</h2><div type="image" title="person takes phone photo of another person holding a child in front of yellow full moon" height="1500" width="2000" msid="103970900" hostid="261"></div><p>Across North America and Europe, people have used full moons to track months and seasons for thousands of years, naming each one based on the seasonal changes it indicates.</p><p>Different languages and cultures characterized their moons differently, sometimes based on agricultural cycles, sometimes on natural phenomena.</p><p>The names assigned to full moons are often attributed to the native Algonquian peoples, who share a family of languages and originate from the area that today ranges from New England as far west as Lake Superior.</p><p>Colonial settlers across North America adopted their own version of the indigenous names, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.</p><h2>October: "hunter's moon," "blood moon," "dying grass moon," "travel moon"</h2><div type="image" title="hunting shooting guns dogs pheasants" height="1995" width="2661" msid="103970901" hostid="261"></div><p>These names refer to the time of year when leaves have fallen, the deer are fat, and animals are coming into harvested fields to eat what's left. Historically, hunters took advantage of October <a href="https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to store meat for the winter</a>.</p><p>Some associate <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2293/october-2022-the-next-full-moon-is-the-hunters-moon-the-travel-dying-grass-sanguine-or-blood-moon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this month's</a> blood moon or "sanguine moon" with hunting, and it's different from a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/super-blood-moon-total-lunar-eclipse-how-to-watch-2021-5">blood moon caused by a lunar eclipse</a>. In the latter case, the moon appears to have a reddish hue.</p><p><strong>The next hunter's moon:</strong> October 28, 2023</p><h2>November: "beaver moon," "frosty moon"</h2><div type="image" title="A beaver floats in water holding a branch" height="1569" width="2093" msid="103970902" hostid="261"></div><p>Beavers prepare for winter in November, as do trappers. This moon signaled the time to catch beavers and secure a supply of warm furs before the swamps froze.</p><p><strong>The next beaver moon:</strong> November 27, 2023</p><h2>December: "cold moon," "long night's moon"</h2><div type="image" title="full moon snow moon december" height="798" width="1064" msid="103970903" hostid="261"></div><p>December has the longest, darkest nights of the year, and the moon sits above the horizon longer than usual. Some Europeans and their descendants in North America also called the December full moon the "moon before Yule."</p><p><strong>The next cold moon: </strong>December 26, 2023</p><h2>January: "wolf moon," "old moon," "ice moon"</h2><div type="image" title="wolves" height="1978" width="2638" msid="103970904" hostid="261"></div><p>In mid-winter, as the story goes, hungry wolves would gather outside villages in North America and medieval Europe and howl into the night. This full moon was sometimes also called the "moon after Yule."</p><p><strong>The next one:</strong> January 25, 2024</p><h2>February: "snow moon," "hunger moon"</h2><div type="image" title="A full moon rises above the Hudson River in a darkened sky" height="2283" width="3044" msid="103970905" hostid="261"></div><p>In North America, February marks the depths of winter, when snow blankets the ground and fresh food was traditionally harder to come by. Because it's a shorter month, some <a href="http://www.universetoday.com/20056/full-moon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February's don't have a full moon</a> at all.</p><p><strong>The next snow moon: </strong>February 24, 2024</p><h2>March: "worm moon," "sap moon," "crow moon"</h2><div type="image" title="Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker holds a large silver bucket while tapping a maple tree in massachusetts" height="2331" width="3108" msid="103970906" hostid="261"></div><p>As spring approaches, earthworms emerge from the ground, maple trees are ripe for tapping, and migratory birds return as winter ends.</p><p>According to the <a href="https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-march" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Almanac</a>, that's led Ojibwe people to call this the "sugar moon," Algonquin or Cree to call it the "eagle moon" or "goose moon," and northern Ojibwe to call it the "crow comes back moon."</p><p>European settlers with religious calendars called this the "Lenten moon."</p><p>According to <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2327/march-2023-the-next-full-moon-is-the-crow-crust-sap-sugar-or-worm-moon/?linkId=204252800" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NASA</a>, "other names are the 'chaste moon' or the 'death moon,' related to the fasting of Lent and traditions from when the start of spring was the end of the old year and start of the new."</p><p><strong>The next worm moon: </strong>March 25, 2024</p><h2>April: "pink moon," "sprouting grass moon," "egg moon," "fish moon"</h2><div type="image" title="wild flowers on a hill near a road along the California coastline in Big Sur at sunset" height="3384" width="4513" msid="103970907" hostid="261"></div><p>The pink moon is named for the pink phlox flowers that bloom in spring. The other names refer to additional staples of the changing season: growing grass, birds filling nests with eggs, and fish that swim upstream to spawn.</p><p><strong>The next pink moon: </strong>April 23, 2024</p><h2>May: "flower moon," "planting moon"</h2><div type="image" title="A field of pink, white, yellow, and red flowers with a person standing amongst them from a distance" height="2309" width="3078" msid="103970908" hostid="261"></div><p>In May, flowers burst fully into bloom, and it becomes time to sow crops again. Flower moon is an Algonquin name, according to the <a href="https://www.almanac.com/full-moon-may" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Almanac</a>. </p><p>In the Middle Ages, an English name for the May full moon was the "milk moon," according to <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2361/the-next-full-moon-is-the-flower-corn-or-corn-planting-moon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NASA</a>.</p><p><strong>The next flower moon:</strong> May 23, 2024</p><h2>June: "strawberry moon," "rose moon," "hot moon"</h2><div type="image" title="A woman and two children picking strawberries in vermont" height="3000" width="4000" msid="103970910" hostid="261"></div><p>Strawberries ripen for picking in June. Europeans dubbed this the rose moon, and other cultures called it the hot moon because it harkens summer heat ahead.</p><p>"Mead" or "honey moon" are other European names <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2364/the-next-full-moon-is-the-strawberry-moon-mead-or-honey-moon-and-a-full-moon-weekend/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for this</a> full moon. The term "<a href="https://www.insider.com/honeymoon-word-meaning-etymology-2017-3">honeymoon</a>" dates back at least to the 1500s and originally meant a sweet period of time lasting around a month.</p><p><strong>The next strawberry moon:</strong> June 21, 2024</p><h2>July: "buck moon," "thunder moon," "hay moon"</h2><div type="image" title="Two deer lock antlers with a great deal of mud caught between them" height="2609" width="3480" msid="103970911" hostid="261"></div><p>Deer grow new, velvety antlers in July, and thunderstorms rage aplenty in some parts of North America. For Anglo-Saxons, July was all about hay. </p><p>Sockeye fish <a href="https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=sockeyesalmon.printerfriendly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">return to spawn</a> in Alaska in June and July, so it makes sense the Tlingit people <a href="https://www.farmersalmanac.com/julys-full-buck-moon-17525" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would call</a> this month's moon the "salmon moon."</p><p><strong>The buck moon:</strong> July 21, 2024</p><h2>August: "sturgeon moon," "red moon"</h2><div type="image" title="A man wearing a hat holds a large sturgeon fish near a body of water" height="3741" width="4988" msid="103970912" hostid="261"></div><p>Tribes near the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain knew August was the best time to catch sturgeon, an enormous, hearty fish. Some people also think the moon appears more reddish in color this month because of the heat.</p><p><strong>The next sturgeon moon: </strong>August 19, 2024</p><h2>Some full moons are called supermoons or micromoons. The contemporary terms refer to how large and small the moon looks at various points in its elliptical orbit.</h2><div type="image" title="A supermoon above a cityscape" height="2287" width="3049" msid="103970913" hostid="261"></div><p>Supermoons occur when the moon is at perigee — the closest point to Earth. They can cause stronger ocean tides and weather events.</p><p>Micromoons are the opposite, occurring at apogee — when the moon is furthest from Earth. They can reduce the variation in spring tides by <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/micro-moon.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2 inches</a>. Micromoons appear about 14% smaller than supermoons, and sometimes seem dimmer, since the area illuminated by the sun appears 30% smaller, according to <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/micro-moon.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TimeandDate.com</a>.</p><p>Since the International Astronomical Union has not officially defined supermoons or micromoons, astronomers disagree on which full moons get the designation.</p><p><strong>The next full supermoon:</strong> August 19, 2024</p><p><strong>The next full micromoon:</strong> February 24, 2024</p><h2>Blue moons are like special bonuses. They occur every two or three years, when a month or season has one extra full moon.</h2><div type="image" title="A full moon rises over the Wyoming wilderness at Yellowstone National Park, making the sky look purple" height="1500" width="2000" msid="103970914" hostid="261"></div><p>When an astronomical season (the time between solstice and equinox) has four full moons instead of the normal three, the third one is a <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/blue-moon.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seasonal blue moon</a>.</p><p>When a calendar month has two full moons, the second one is a monthly blue moon. That happens because the lunar month is only 29 days long, while the Gregorian calendar month is usually 30 or 31 days long.</p><p>The moon doesn't actually appear blue on these occasions. That would only happen if dust or smoke particles of a particular size cloud the atmosphere, say after a forest fire, volcanic eruption, or dust storm.</p><p><strong>The next seasonal blue moon:</strong> August 19, 2024</p><p><strong>The next monthly blue moon:</strong> August 19, 2024</p>

The full moon has different names for each month. Here's the meaning and origin for the whole lunar calendar.

<br /><ul><li>The annual 'diamond ring' or total <keyword id="6699518" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="solar-eclipse">solar eclipse</keyword> set to take place tonight and it will block out the Sun over Argentina.</li><li>In India, however, the Sun will already have set by 7:30pm, when the eclipse is schedule to begin. </li><li>Next year's total lunar eclipse, scheduled to take place on December 4, 2021, won't be visible from India either. </li></ul>The Moon will completely block out the Sun tonight, on December 14, in the skies above Chile, Argentina and other parts of South America. as the total solar eclipse of the year takes place.<br /><br />  <div type="image" title="total solar eclipse" msid="79697546" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Path of the total solar eclipse on 14 December 2020&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />However, India will already be shrouded in darkness by 7:00 pm Indian Standard Time (IST), when the eclipse is expected to kick off.<br /><br /><strong>Time and date of total solar eclipse in India:</strong><br /><table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Event<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Time (IST)<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Partial solar eclipse begins<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7:03 pm, December 14<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Full solar eclipse begins<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8:02 pm, December 14<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Maximum eclipse <br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9:43 pm, December 14<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Full solar eclipse ends<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">11:24 pm, December 14<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Partial solar eclipse ends<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">12:23 am, December 15<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><em>Source: NASA</em><br />The total eclipse, when the Moon will completely block out the Sun, will last a maximum of two minutes and 40 seconds, depending on the location.<br /><br /><strong>What is a total solar eclipse?<br /></strong>Unlike the annual solar eclipse, which occurred on June 21 and was visible in India, the Moon will be a lot closer to Earth this time around. <br /><br />  <div type="image" title="total solar eclipse 2" msid="79697558" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;During a total solar eclipse, the Moon blocks out the Sun leaving the Earth covered by its shadow&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div><br />In fact, one of the pre-conditions for an annual solar eclipse is for the Moon to be at its closest point of orbit around the planet called the perigee.<br /><br /><strong>The total solar eclipse and ‘diamond rings'<br /></strong>Another striking difference between the annual solar eclipse and the total solar eclipse is that instead of a ‘ring of fire,' skygazers will witness ‘diamond rings'.<br /><br />What looks like a ‘jewel' of light, gathers along the boundary of the shadow just before the solar corona becomes visible at the beginning and at the end of totality during a total solar eclipse. <strong><br /></strong>  <div type="image" title="VS" msid="79697531" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Features of a total solar eclipse include &amp;#39;Bailey&amp;#39;s Beads&amp;#39; 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