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* Mon., Jan. 2, 3:00 p.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 404,578 kilometers.
* Mon., Jan. 9, 2:30 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Wolf Moon).
* Mon., Jan. 16, 4:08 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Tue., Jan. 17, 4:00 p.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 369,886 kilometers.
* Mon., Jan. 23, 2:39 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1102.
* Mon., Jan. 30, 1:00 p.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 404,323 kilometers.
* Mon., Jan. 30, 11:10 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Sat., Feb. 11, 2:00 p.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 367,922 kilometers.
* Tue., Feb. 14, 12:04 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Tue., Feb. 21, 5:35 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation: 1103.
* Mon., Feb. 27, 9:00 a.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 404,862 kilometers.
* Wed., Feb. 29, 8:21 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Sat., March 10, 5:00 a.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 362,400 kilometers.
* Wed., March 14, 9:25 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Thur., March 22, 10:37 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation number 1104.
* Mon., March 26, 2:00 a.m. EDT - Moon at apogee: 405,776 kilometers.
* Fri., March 30, 3:41 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Sat., April 7, 1:00 p.m. EDT - Moon at perigee: 358,314 kilometers.
Large tides predicted..
* Fri., April 13, 6:50 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Sat., April 21, 3:18 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1105.
* Sun., April 22, 10:00 a.m. EDT - Moon at apogee: 406,419 kilometers.
* Sun., April 29, 5:57 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Sun., May 6, 12:00 Midnight EDT - Moon at perigee: 356,955 kilometers.
Large tides predicted.
* Sat., May 12, 5:47 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
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Solar Eclipse
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Annular and Partial Eclipses) visible in western USA ---
* Sat., May 19, 12:00 Noon EDT - Moon at apogee: 406,448 kilometers.
* Sun., May 20, 7:47 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1106.
* Sun., May 20, 7:53:53.3 p.m. EDT - Time of greatest eclipse for the
Annular Eclipse of the Sun (similar to a total solar eclipse, except solar disk is not completely covered by the Moon).
This Annular Eclipse of the Sun will be visible in a narrow path from eastern Asia through the northern Pacific Ocean, and into the western United States of America; a partial eclipse of the Sun will be seen in a much broader area which includes much of Asia, Pacific Ocean, and the western two-thirds portion of North America.
SAFE WAY TO VIEW A SOLAR ECLIPSE..
* Mon., May 28, 4:16 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Mon., June 4, 5:59:53 to 8:06:30 a.m. EDT - Partial Lunar Eclipse/Eclipse of the Moon, barely visible in North America; moonset in Pittsburgh is 5:55 a.m. EDT.
* Mon., June 4, 7:12 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase - Full Moon: Strawberry Moon.
* Mon., June 11, 6:41 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase - Last Quarter.
* Fri., June 15, 9:00 p.m. EDT - Moon at apogee: 405,787 kilometers.
* Tue., June 19, 11:02 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase - New Moon: Lunation 1107.
* Tue., June 26, 11:30 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase - First Quarter.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Tue., July 3, 2:52 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Buck Moon).
* Tue., July 10, 9:48 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Fri., July. 13, 1:00 p.m. EDT - Moon at apogee: 404,779 kilometers.
* Thur., July 19, 12:24 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation number 1108.
* Thur., July 26, 4:56 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
* Sun., July 29, 4:00 a.m. EDT - Moon at perigee: 367,315 kilometers.
: Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Thur., Aug. 9, 2:55 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Fri., Aug. 10, 7:00 a.m. EDT - Moon at apogee: 404,123 kilometers.
* Fri., Aug. 17, 11:54 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation: 1109.
* Thur., Aug. 23, 3:00 p.m. EDT - Moon at perigee: 369,728 kilometers.
* Fri., Aug. 24, 9:54 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
* Fri., Aug. 31, 9:58 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Full Moon -
BLUE MOON.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Sat., Sept. 8, 9:15 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Sat., Sept. 15, 10:11 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation: 1110.
* Tue., Sept. 18, 11:00 p.m. EDT - Moon at perigee: 365,752 kilometers.
* Sat., Sept. 22, 3:41 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
* Sat., Sept. 29, 11:19 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Full Moon - Harvest Moon.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Mon., Oct. 8, 3:33 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Mon., Oct. 15, 8:02 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation: 1111).
* Tue., Oct. 16, 9:00 p.m. EDT - Moon at perigee: 360,672 kilometers.
Large tides predicted.
. * Sun., Oct. 21, 11:32 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
* Mon., Oct. 29, 3:49 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Hunter's Moon).
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Tue., Nov. 6, 7:36 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Tue., Nov. 13 - Diwali or Deepavali - Religious holiday of India; on the Hindu calendar, the five-day festival of Deepavali is centered on the New Moon day that ends the month of Ashwin and begins the month of Kartika.
* Tue., Nov. 13, 2:37:58.1 p.m. EST - Beginning of penumbral phase of
Total Eclipse of the Sun visible in the South Pacific Ocean and northern Australia; partial eclipse visible in the South Pacific Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, southern portion of South America and part of Antarctica.
SAFE WAY TO VIEW SOLAR ECLIPSE OR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
* Tue., Nov. 13, 5:08 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1112.
* Wed., Nov. 14, 5:00 a.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 357,361 kilometers.
Large tides predicted.
* Tue., Nov. 20, 9:31 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
* Wed., Nov. 28, 7:14:58 a.m. EST - Beginning (however, naked-eye visibility only from approx. 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. EST) of Deep Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon. All of this eclipse will be visible in Alaska, Hawaii, Australia, and eastern Asia; beginning of eclipse will be visible in the western portion of North America.
* Wed., Nov. 28, 9:46 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Beaver Moon).
Smallest Full Moon of 2012.
* Wed., Nov. 28, 3:00 p.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 406,362 kilometers.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Wed., Dec. 12, 6:00 p.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 357,075 kilometers.
Large tides predicted.
* Thur., Dec. 13, 3:42 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1113.
* Thur., Dec. 20, 12:19 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
* Tue., Dec. 25, 4:00 p.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 406,098 kilometers.
* Fri., Dec. 28, 5:21 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Cold Moon or Long-Nights Moon).
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
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