Bloodmoon, July 27, 2018: The total eclipse of the moon darkens the night

Blood Moon on 27.07.2018 : The longest total Lunar Eclipse of the Century

The Full Moon of July is therefore accompanied by a total lunar eclipse partially visible from Central Europe. On 27.07.2018 the Moon enters the shadow of the Earth from 20:24. In the time of 21:30 and 23:14, the full moon is completely darkened and the moon can appear a blood red color. At least where the lunar eclipse is visible. This is Bloodmoon . The reason is the refraction of sunlight into the earth's atmosphere, which makes the moon of the Earth shine in warm color. Christian fundamentalists even predict the end of the world in the face of the astronomical spectacle.

At 0.19, the moon emerges from the shadow of the Earth. In Germany, the full moon, however, only after the start of the MoFi. In Berlin, the moonrise is at 20:58, Hamburg at 21:17, Cologne at 21:18, Leipzig and Munich at 20:57

The total lunar eclipse one hour and 44 minutes, making it the longest of the 21st century. Only in the year 2123, she is beaten for two minutes, but that 's not all: this night you can see the smallest full moon of the year. The moon reaches its extreme point of the Earth at 406 220 kilometers

The shooting stars in July 2018: Start of the Persian super meteorite

Although there are no starry nights in July 2018, hundreds of meteors fly over the sky. But the Perseids that provide magical summer nights every year, begin to flare on 16.07.2018. The diffusion point is initially south of Kbadiopeia and migrates north from Perseus until August. The maximum is expected in the first weeks of August.

Extreme proximity to Mars! Earth goes beyond the red planet

But not only does a total lunar eclipse occur on 27.07.2018. The earth also pbades Mars. It is an extreme approach, where the red planet is remarkably bright all night in the sky south of the full moon is visible. However, the smallest distance from Earth and Mars will not be reached until July 31, 2018. So the distance between the two planets is just 57.6 million kilometers.

Partial solar eclipse on 13.07.2018 – Super new moon hides the sun

On the morning of July 13, 2018, the moon of the Earth not only reaches its new moon phase but there is also a partial solar eclipse . However, the dark remains unobservable almost everywhere in the world. Only in the Arctic Ocean south of Australia, the southeastern areas of the Indian Ocean and the southwestern parts of the Pacific, a narrow coastal strip of Antarctica and on the southeast coast of Australia and Tasmania. The new moon covers one third of the solar disk. For this, the Moon reaches its nearest Earth point on this day at 357,430 kilometers. [196909013] Follow News about Facebook and Twitter ? Here you will find hot news and the direct line to publishers.