11/09/2022 06:37 Weather news
The next total lunar eclipse will be seen in Japan on September 8, 2025, about three years later.
A total eclipse lasts about 86 minutes
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This time, the Moon passed near the center of the Earth’s shadow, so the total eclipse lasted about 86 minutes.
▼ Time of lunar eclipse (common nationwide)
Partial eclipse starts around 18:09
Start of the total eclipse around 19:16
Maximum total eclipse around 19:59
End of the total eclipse around 20:42
Partial eclipse ends around 21:49
A total lunar eclipse has been observed almost all over the country
When we conducted a questionnaire about whether users of the “Weather News” app were able to see the moon, they reported that they could not see the moon in some areas such as northern Japan, Hokuriku and Okinawa, where clouds are they are scattered a little, but other large areas Many replied that they could see it, and they could see the lunar eclipse in many places.
Total lunar eclipse + planetary eclipse for the first time in 442 years
This time we were able to see them in many areas of Japan, with the exception of the Ogasawara Islands.
Planetary eclipses are not uncommon, but they rarely occur during a lunar eclipse. The next total lunar eclipse and planetary eclipse will occur simultaneously in Japan in 2344. For the entire planet, the next partial lunar eclipse will be in 2106 and the total lunar eclipse will not occur until 2235 (all planetary eclipses are covers).
Photo: Weather report (published by the Weather News app)
Reference materials, etc.
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan https://www.nao.ac.jp/astro/sky/2022/11-topics02.html
Astroarts https://www.astroarts.co.jp/special/20221108lunar_eclipse/
