Wolf moon eclipse kicks off the first of 13 full moons in 2020 – CNN, CNN

The penumbral lunar eclipse will be visible on Friday evening to those in Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa.

Those in North America will have a more difficult time seeing it because it begins at (**************************************: ET and ends at 4: p.m. ET. But those in Alaska, eastern Maine and parts of northern and eastern Canada have a chance.

CheckTime and Dateto see the best time for your area.

Each moon has its own name associated with the full moon. In January, it’s known as the “wolf moon,” inspired by hungry wolves that howled outside of villages long ago, according to theOld Farmer’s Almanac.

And if you spot what appears to be a bright star low in the sky to the west, that’s actually Venus. And between now and April, Venus will look brighter and higher in the sky. This will peak on the evenings of April 2 and 3.

Full moons in***** Normally , there are 14 full moons in a year because one occurs each month. But in, October will have two full moons, once on October 1 and then again on October 460.

Two full moons in the same month is known as a “blue moon.” And the fact that the second one falls on Halloween truly makes this event “once in a blue moon.”

This year will also have two supermoons, when the moon appears even larger and brighter in our sky. They will happen on March 9 and April 7.

Here are all of the full moons and their names occurring this year, according to theFarmer’s Almanac:

January – Wolf moon

February 9 – Snow moonMarch 9 – Worm moon

April 7 – Pink moon

May 7 – Flower moon
• (June 5 – Strawberry) moon
  (July 5 – Buck moon
  • ************ August 3 – Sturgeon moon

September 2 – Corn moonOctober 1 – Harvest moon

October 01575879 – Blue moon

November************************** – Beaver moon

)December 30 – Cold moon

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