Eclipse of a Blue Moon on New Year's Eve

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Squeakness2000

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On December 31st, 2009 there was a Lunar Eclipse of a Blue Moon on New Years eve. I understand that:

A Blue moon - only occurs once every 2.5 years
A Full Moon on New Years Eve - won't occur again for 19 years

So my questions are:
1.) When will we have another Lunar Eclipse on New Years Eve and
2.) When will we have another Lunar Eclipse on a Blue Moon on New Years Eve?

Anyone know how to figure this out? :geek:
 
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3488

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Sunday 31st December 2028 will be the next Lunar Eclipse on New Years Eve which will also be a Blue Moon.

Andrew Brown.
 
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MeteorWayne

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The math is very messy and time consuming. BTW, both of those numbers you listed are averages; due to the vagaries of our calendar, they are not exact; for example there is a Blue Moon in 2028 and 2030!

As offered by yale_s in a related thread:

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/phase/phasecat.html

You can see the Next total lunar eclipse on Dec 31 (and of course, a lunar eclipse can only occur on a full moon) is in 2028, but it will be daytime in the US, if that's where you are from.

It does not appear there will be even a partial eclipse visible from the US on New Year's eve in this century (though I think there is a penumbral eclipse)
 
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3488

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Yes of course it is dependent on Time Zone. We will get to see it from Britain if the weather co-operates as from here it will already be after Sunset.

BTW that one will be a Total Lunar Eclipse.

Andrew Brown.
 
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MeteorWayne

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Yeah, I guess the moon will rise in totality for you?...1648 UT/GMT.
 
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