Saturday, 23 December 2017

Coming up in January 2018

Thees are our events of January 2018.





Jan 2: Supermoon
The Full Moon on January 2, 2018 coincides with the Moon's closest approach to Earth; also called perigee. This makes January's Wolf Moon a Supermoon.
A Supermoon looks around 12 to 14% larger than its counterpart, the Micromoon.



Jan 3: Earth at Perihelion
At 05:34 UTC on January 3, 2018, Earth will be at perihelion: the closest point to the Sun in its yearly orbit.
The opposite happens in July when Earth reaches aphelion.




Jan 3/4: Quadrantids Meteors
The first major meteor shower of 2018, the Quadrantids, will peak on the night of January 3 and early morning hours of January 4. 



Jan 31: Total Lunar Eclipse
The total phase of this lunar eclipse, also known as a Blood Moon, will be visible in large parts of US, northeastern Europe, Russia, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific, and Australia.




Jan 31: Blue Moon
January's second Full Moon will not only be eclipsed, but it is also a Blue Moon. This is because it's the second Full Moon in in the same month.
The other definition of a Blue Moon is the 3rd Full Moon in an astronomical season with 4 Full Moons.






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