BOSTON – This is no ordinary full moon. Are you ready for the “Super, Corn, Harvest, full, partial eclipse moon” tonight?
This will be a treat in the skies above Massachusetts. The moon is officially full in Boston at 10:35 p.m. on Tuesday night. The September full moon is known as the “Harvest Moon” and also sometimes called the “Corn Moon.”
The moon will rise in the evening at 6:46 p.m.
Tonight’s supermoon
What makes tonight’s full moon a supermoon?
A supermoon is simply a full moon that occurs when the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit (also known as perigee). This tends to happen about three-to-four times each year, and we’ll get another one next month. Supermoons look a bit larger and brighter than a typical full moon.
What time does the lunar eclipse start tonight?
Finally, we get one final treat as tonight’s moon will also be partially eclipsed.
Don’t get too excited. As lunar eclipses go, this one is going to be pretty minor.