Next total lunar eclipse won’t be until May 2021
The total lunar eclipse includes a super Moon where a full moon appears 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than usual!
The full moon can be viewed throughout the weekend of January 18-20, with the lunar eclipse beginning the night of January 20.
Ready to see the FULL MOON from the top of the tower at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum? Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours are on the schedule:
- 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 18
- 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 19
- 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 20
Hear history and hauntings of the St. Augustine Lighthouse and climb the tower at night, with a few of the super blood moon.
More about the super blood moon total lunar eclipse
From gainesville.com:
The silent celestial cogs of the Earth, moon and sun align this month to treat all of North America to a total lunar eclipse, the first show with this reach since September 2015.
For stargazers in north central Florida, the event begins at 9:36 p.m. Jan. 20 as the first delicate slice is taken out of the moon by the Earth’s shadow. The full eclipse begins at 11:41 p.m. as more of the moon is swallowed.
But the peak of the show is at 12:12 a.m. on Jan. 21, as the moon is fully enveloped in a coppery hue — a result of the sun’s rays reaching around Earth and through its thin atmosphere.