Eclipse seasons: Why the lunar eclipse on March 25 occurs 2 weeks before the total solar eclipse on April 8
By Jamie Carter published 12 hours ago
How and why the full 'Worm Moon' aligns for March 25's lunar eclipse and April 8's total solar eclipse.
The moon's shadow can only strike Earth when a new moon crosses the ecliptic at precisely the right time. (Image credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)
On Monday, March 25, the full "Worm Moon" will cause a penumbral lunar eclipse for the night side of Earth, including North and South America, Europe, East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
The third full moon of 2024 and the first of spring in the northern hemisphere, the "Worm Moon" — also known as the "Crow Moon" and the "Lenten Moon" — will move through the Earth's outer shadow in space.
As well as being an interesting astronomical event, it will set up a total solar eclipse exactly two weeks later that will be seen across North America.
We're entering 2024's first (and best) "eclipse season," during which there will be two eclipses — one of the moon by the Earth and one of the sun by the moon.
More:
https://www.space.com/what-are-eclipse-seasons-moon-sun-earth-alignment
