The full moon in July is commonly known as the "thunder moon" or the "buck moon." This year it will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse. Shutterstock
While there won't be as many man-made fireworks as usual this Independence Day weekend, Mother Nature will be putting on her own sky show — with a full " thunder moon " rising on July 4 and a partial lunar eclipse occurring on the same night.
The slight eclipse, known as a penumbral eclipse, will not be as dramatic as a full lunar eclipse, experts say. But it could be visible to sharp-eyed sky watchers here in New Jersey and in other areas of North America.
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The full moon hangs in the southern sky tomorrow night on the Fourth of July. The moon is in the zodiacal constellation Sagittarius and it will be inching towards the zodiacal constellation Capricornus through the weekend.
Take a look Sunday night and the moon is nearest the two largest planets in the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter is the brightest of the two, and both are unusually close together.
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The next full Moon will be just after midnight on Sunday morning, July 5, 2020, appearing opposite the Sun (in Earth-based longitude) at 12:44 a.m. EDT. The Moon will be close enough to opposite the Sun that its northern edge will pass through the partial shadow of the Earth — called a partial penumbral eclipse.
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On the night of 4, the full moon will pass through part of Earth's shadow, creating a lunar eclipse that will be vi… https://t.co/yzODjzE5zS breakingweather (from State College, PA) Thu Jul 02 16:22:07 +0000 2020
Lunar eclipse and full moon to put on a sky show July 4 weekend. Will N.J. get a view? https://t.co/wtWWnN0K4x https://t.co/EsdxDgdW7i njdotcom (from New Jersey) Thu Jul 02 12:39:53 +0000 2020
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