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Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
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* Wed., Jan. 1, 4:00 p.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 356,923 kilometers.
Large tides predicted due to New Moon phase 10 hours earlier.
* Sat., Jan. 4, 7:00 a.m. EST - Earth at perihelion (closest Earth approach to the Sun in New Year): 147,104,781 kilometers.
* Tue., Jan. 7, 10:39 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
* Wed., Jan. 15, 9:00 p.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 406,532 kilometers.
* Wed., Jan. 15, 11:52 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Wolf Moon).
Smallest Full Moon in 2014 due to lunar apogee 3 hours earlier.
* Fri., Jan. 24, 12:19 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Thur., Jan. 30, 5:00 a.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 357,080 kilometers.
Large tides predicted due to New Moon phase 11 hours later.
* Thur., Jan. 30, 4:38 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1127.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Wed., Feb. 12, 12:00 Midnight EST / 5:00 UTC - Moon at apogee: 406,231 kilometers.
* Fri., Feb. 14, 6:53 p.m. EST / 23:53 UTC - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Snow Moon).
* Sat., Feb. 22, 12:15 p.m. EST / 17:15 UTC - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Thur., Feb. 27, 3:00 p.m. EST / 20:00 UTC - Moon at perigee: 360,440 kilometers.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Sat. March 8, 8:27 a.m. EST / 13:27 UTC - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
* Tue. March 11, 4:00 p.m. EDT / 20:00 UTC - Moon at apogee: 405,364 kilometers.
* Sun., March 16, 1:08 p.m. EDT / 17:08 UTC - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Worm Moon).
* Sun., March 23, 9:46 p.m. EDT / March 24, 1:46 UTC - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Thur., March 27, 3:00 p.m. EDT / 19:00 UTC - Moon at perigee: 365,703 kilometers.
* Sun., March 30, 2:45 p.m. EDT / 18:45 UTC - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1129.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Tue., April 8, 11:00 a.m. EDT / 15:00 UTC - Moon at apogee: 404,500 kilometers.
* Tue., April 15, 3:42 a.m. EDT / 7:42 UTC - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Pink Moon).
* Tue., April 15, 3:45:39.8 a.m. EDT / 7:45:39.8 UTC - Time of greatest eclipse for the
Total Eclipse of the Moon / Lunar Eclipse, visible throughout the Western Hemisphere, as well as parts of the eclipse visible in western Europe, western Africa, Australia, New Zealand, eastern Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
Also see:
U.S. to See 4 Total Lunar Eclipses in Year & A-Half.
SPECIAL NOTE: A Lunar Eclipse or Eclipse of the Moon is the type of eclipse that is safe to look at with the naked-eye, binoculars, or a telescope.
* Tue., April 22, 3:52 a.m. EDT / 7:52 UTC - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Tue., April 22, 8:00 p.m. EDT / April 23, 0:00 UTC - Moon at perigee: 369,765 kilometers.
* Tue., April 29, 2:03:25.0 a.m. EDT / 6:03:25.0 UTC - Time of greatest eclipse for the
rare, non-central Annular Eclipse of the Sun or Solar Eclipse, visible in eastern Australia, a small part of Antarctica, and an area of the South Indian Ocean south of Africa. A Partial Eclipse of the Sun or Solar Eclipse is visible in a wide area of the South Indian Ocean including western and central Australia and the southern islands of Indonesia just to the north of Australia.
SAFE WAY TO VIEW SOLAR ECLIPSE OR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
* Tue., April 29, 2:14 a.m. EDT / 6:14 UTC - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1130.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Tue., May 6, 11:15 p.m. EDT / May 7, 3:15 UTC - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
* Wed., May 14, 3:16 p.m. EDT / 19:16 UTC - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Flower Moon).
* Sun., May 18, 8:00 a.m. EDT / 12:00 UTC - Moon at perigee: 367,102 kilometers.
* Wed., May 21, 8:59 a.m. EDT / 12:59 UTC - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Wed., May 28, 2:40 p.m. EDT / 18:40 UTC - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1131.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Thur., June 5, 4:39 p.m. EDT / 20:39 UTC - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
* Fri., June 13, 12:11 a.m. EDT / 4:11 UTC - Moon Phase: Full Moon - Strawberry Moon.
* Sat., June 14, 11:00 p.m. EDT / June 15, 3:00 UTC - Moon at perigee: 362,065 kilometers.
* Thur., June 19, 2:39 p.m. EDT / 18:39 UTC - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Fri., June 27, 4:08 a.m. EDT / 8:08 UTC - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1132.
* Mon., June 30, 3:00 p.m. EDT / 19:00 UTC - Moon at apogee: 405,930 kilometers.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Sat., July 12, 7:25 a.m. EDT / 11:25 UTC - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Buck Moon).
* Sun., July 13, 4:00 a.m. EDT / 8:00 UTC - Moon at perigee: 358,260 kilometers.
Large tides predicted along ocean coastlines.
* Fri., July 18, 10:08 p.m. EDT / July 19, 2:08 UTC - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Sun., July 20 (1969) - 10:56:20 p.m. EDT / "Moonday", July 21, 2:56:20 UTC -
"Moon Day" -
45th anniversary of the moment the first human (Neil Armstrong) set foot on the Earth's Moon, during the NASA mission of Apollo 11 (July 20).
Special Note: Neil Armstrong was originally scheduled to first step on the Moon during the early morning hours of Monday ("Moonday"), July 21. Although this historic moment actually occurred earlier than scheduled, during the July 20 television prime-time in America, it actually did occur on "Moonday," July 21 at 2:56:20
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the time-scale used by many scientists.
Also see:
personal remembrance of Apollo 11 mission.
* Sat., July 26, 6:42 p.m. EDT / 22:42 UTC - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1133.
* Sun., July 27, 11:00 p.m. EDT / July 28, 3:00 UTC - Moon at apogee: 406,567 kilometers.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Sun., Aug. 10, 2:00 p.m. EDT / 18:00 UTC - Moon at perigee: 356,896 kilometers.
Large tides predicted along ocean coastlines.
* Sun., Aug. 10, 2:09 p.m. EDT / 18:09 UTC - Moon Phase: Full Moon -
Sturgeon Moon.
Largest Full Moon in 2014 - so-called "Super Moon."
* Sun., Aug. 17, 8:26 a.m. EDT / 12:26 UTC - Moon Phase: Last Quater.
* Sun., Aug. 24, 2:00 a.m. EDT / 6:00 UTC - Moon at apogee: 406,523 kilometers.
* Mon., Aug. 25, 10:13 a.m. EDT / 14:13 UTC - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation No. 1134.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Mon., Sept. 8 - Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival - A popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese people, dating back over 3,000 years to Moon worship in China's Shang Dynasty. It is celebrated on the date close to the Autumnal Equinox of the Solar Calendar, as well as close to the Harvest Moon.
* Mon., Sept. 8, 12:00 Midnight EDT / 4:00 UTC - Moon at perigee: 358,389 kilometers.
Large tides predicted along ocean coastlines.
* Mon., Sept. 8, 9:38 p.m. EDT / Sept. 9, 1:38 UTC - Moon Phase: Full Moon -
Harvest Moon.
Some people consider the September Full Moon a so-called "Super Moon."
* Mon., Sept. 15, 10:05 p.m. EDT / Sept. 16, 2:05 UTC - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Sat., Sept. 20, 10:00 a.m. EDT / 14:00 UTC - Moon at apogee: 405,845 kilometers.
* Wed., Sept. 24, 2:14 a.m. EDT / 6:14 UTC - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation No. 1135.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Mon., Oct. 6, 6:00 a.m. EDT / 10:00 UTC - Moon at perigee: 362,476 kilometers.
* Wed., Oct. 8, 6:51 a.m. EDT / 10:51 UTC - Moon Phase: Full Moon - Hunter's Moon.
* Wed., Oct. 8, 6:54:36 a.m. EDT / 10:54:36 UTC - Time of greatest eclipse for the second
Total Eclipse of the Moon or Lunar Eclipse in 2014. This eclipse is visible in most of the world except Europe, Middle East, and Africa. In North America, the western portion will see the entire eclipse while sunlight brightens before the eclipse ends in the eastern portion of North America.
A lunar eclipse is completely safe to view with the naked-eyes, binoculars, or a telescope.
More Info ---
Blog of James Mullaney, former Buhl Planetarium Curator of Exhibits and Astronomy
Colorful Lunar Eclipse.
* Wed., Oct. 15, 3:12 p.m. EDT / 19:12 UTC - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Sat., Oct. 18, 2:00 a.m. EDT / 6:00 UTC - Moon at apogee: 404,897 kilometers.
* Thur., Oct. 23, 5:44:31.4 p.m. EDT / 21:44:31.4 UTC - Time of greatest eclipse for a
Partial Eclipse of the Sun or Solar Eclipse, visible in most of North America and the eastern portion of the Pacific Ocean.
PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE CAN RESULT FROM LOOKING AT A SOLAR ECLIPSE WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTION:
SAFE WAY TO VIEW SOLAR ECLIPSE OR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN
More info:
Blog of James Mullaney, former Buhl Planetarium Curator of Exhibits and Astronomy
SAFE PUBLIC VIEWING OF SOLAR ECLIPSE AT MT. LEBANON PUBLIC LIBRARY, ON
EVE OF 75TH ANNIV. OF BUHL PLANETARIUM
* Thur., Oct. 23, 5:57 p.m. EDT / 21:57 UTC - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation No. 1136.
* Fri., Oct. 24 (1939) - 75th Anniversary of the dedication of Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science, with the historic Zeiss II Planetarium Projector, the oldest operable major planetarium projector in the world ! (presently on display as a non-working exhibit) (Oct. 24).
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Thur., Nov. 6, 5:23 p.m. EST / 22:23 UTC - Moon Phase: Full Moon ( Beaver Moon).
* Fri., Nov. 14, 10:15 a.m. EST / 15:15 UTC - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Fri., Nov. 14, 9:00 p.m. EST / Nov. 15, 2:00 UTC - Moon at apogee: 404,336 kilometers.
* Sat., Nov. 22, 7:32 a.m. EST / 12:32 UTC - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation # 1137.
* Thur., Nov. 27, 6:00 p.m. EST / 23:00 UTC - Moon at perigee: 369,827 kilometers.
* Sat., Nov. 29, 5:06 a.m. EST / 10:06 UTC - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
* Fri., Dec. 12, 6:00 p.m. EST / 23:00 UTC - Moon at apogee: 404,581 kilometers.
* Sun., Dec. 14, 7:51 a.m. EST / 12:51 UTC - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.
* Sun., Dec. 21, 8:36 p.m. EST / Dec. 22, 1:36 UTC - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation #1138.
* Wed., Dec. 24, 12:00 Noon EST / 17:00 UTC - Moon at perigee: 364,797 kilometers.
* Sun., Dec. 28, 1:31 p.m. EST / 18:31 UTC - Moon Phase: First Quarter.
Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans
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