Published May 28, 2021, 9:00 AM
It was in July 2018 when the Philippines saw its last Total Lunar Eclipse, that is why many of us were excited to see the Super Flower Moon eclipse last Wednesday evening, 26 May 2021. What makes the last lunar eclipse special was it being a supermoon, too.
But what is a supermoon? A supermoon is a full moon (or in some cases, a new moon) that almost coincides with perigee, or when the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit. This phenomenon results in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Earth also known as perigee-syzygy (full Moon around perigee).
Lunar Eclipse 2021:
The first Lunar Eclipse of the year will take place on May 26. It will be a total
Lunar Eclipse as the Full Moon will pass through the Earth s dark umbral shadow. This
Lunar Eclipse will be the first total eclipse of the moon since January 21, 2019. A total
Lunar Eclipse is often called the
Blood Moon because of the reddish-orange hue of moon during the eclipse. The term Supermoon simply means a bigger than the average Full Moon but the one we will see on May 26 will be the biggest of the year.
First Lunar Eclipse of 2021: Facts to know