Lantern Festival Eclipse

Taiwan Living in Taiwan
#1

Just in case anyone doesn’t know.

[quote] Sky watchers in Taiwan can witness a partial lunar eclipse, but will not be able to get a glimpse of the total eclipse which will occur after the moon has set. The lunar eclipse for Taiwan viewers will begin at 5:30 a.m. and will end out of sight at 9:30 a.m. Taiwan time. The moon will set in Taiwan around 6:20 a.m. with the total eclipse taking place at 6:44 a.m.

The next time Taiwan will see a lunar eclipse during the Lantern Festival will be on March 3, 2026.[/quote]

And then a few weeks later

#2

[quote=“cfimages”][quote]After sunset on March 21, one can see another celestial phenomenon when the planet Mars closes in on a partial moon on the western sky[/quote][/quote]That happened a few years ago, it was pretty spectacular, a bright dot next to the moon. But I think Mars was at its closest then too, so this time won’t be so bright.

#3

[quote=“cfimages”]Just in case anyone doesn’t know.

[quote] Sky watchers in Taiwan can witness a partial lunar eclipse, but will not be able to get a glimpse of the total eclipse which will occur after the moon has set. The lunar eclipse for Taiwan viewers will begin at 5:30 a.m. and will end out of sight at 9:30 a.m. Taiwan time. The moon will set in Taiwan around 6:20 a.m. with the total eclipse taking place at 6:44 a.m.

The next time Taiwan will see a lunar eclipse during the Lantern Festival will be on March 3, 2026.[/quote]
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cf, Is this going to be tomorrow? I don’t see a date?
Thanks

#4

[quote=“tash”]cf, Is this going to be tomorrow? I don’t see a date?
Thanks[/quote]Yes, March 3rd.
sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/OH2007.html

#5

Oops, I forgot the date. It’s actually Sunday morning, March 4th that it’ll be seeable in Taiwan.

#6

That’s around 23:20 March 3rd UTC, so that’s March 4th Taiwan time. :blush:

#7

Ha! Matthew, you would have made me get up tomorrow morning for nothing?! I’ll get you for this!!! :fume:

#8

6:30 AM? How late is sunrise?

#9

Man, why couldn’t they have arranged this lunar eclipse to happen at a much more convenient time?

:stinkyface:

#10

6.15am.

Heres the sunrise/sunset times for Taipei for March, according to the CWB

[quote]2007 Mar 01 (Thu) 06:18 17:56
2007 Mar 02 (Fri) 06:17 17:56
2007 Mar 03 (Sat) 06:16 17:57
2007 Mar 04 (Sun) 06:15 17:57
2007 Mar 05 (Mon) 06:14 17:58
2007 Mar 06 (Tue) 06:13 17:58
2007 Mar 07 (Wed) 06:12 17:59
2007 Mar 08 (Thu) 06:11 17:59
2007 Mar 09 (Fri) 06:10 18:00
2007 Mar 10 (Sat) 06:09 18:00
2007 Mar 11 (Sun) 06:08 18:01
2007 Mar 12 (Mon) 06:07 18:01
2007 Mar 13 (Tue) 06:06 18:02
2007 Mar 14 (Wed) 06:05 18:02
2007 Mar 15 (Thu) 06:04 18:03
2007 Mar 16 (Fri) 06:03 18:03
2007 Mar 17 (Sat) 06:02 18:03
2007 Mar 18 (Sun) 06:01 18:04
2007 Mar 19 (Mon) 06:00 18:04
2007 Mar 20 (Tue) 05:59 18:05
2007 Mar 21 (Wed) 05:58 18:05
2007 Mar 22 (Thu) 05:57 18:06
2007 Mar 23 (Fri) 05:56 18:06
2007 Mar 24 (Sat) 05:55 18:07
2007 Mar 25 (Sun) 05:54 18:07
2007 Mar 26 (Mon) 05:53 18:07
2007 Mar 27 (Tue) 05:52 18:08
2007 Mar 28 (Wed) 05:51 18:08
2007 Mar 29 (Thu) 05:50 18:09
2007 Mar 30 (Fri) 05:49 18:09
2007 Mar 31 (Sat) 05:47 18:10[/quote]

#11

Man, you’re early … up with the sun? :slight_smile:

#12

Went up to the roof above the 22nd floor this morning around 5:30 … and yes, there it was, the eclipse, though much smaller than I thought it would be.
The moon became more and more yellow before sinking behind Kuanyin mountain just before six. Nothing spectacular, but still worth the effort.

#13

Yeah, I dragged myself out of bed at 5.30am and looked out my bedroom window - the advantage of having a west facing window with no high buildings in the way. I lost it in the haze after about 15 mins.

Good to see, but not as good as the full lunar eclipse I saw from a Thai beach about 10 years ago.

#14

I woke up, looked around, didn’t see anything and went back to bed … had a late night

#15

I stayed up for it after a night of Latern Festival activities followed by KTV. It wasn’t as exciting as the solar eclipse I remember from when I was a kid. Just watched the moon go black. A dark night. Was there something else supposed to make it more interesting that I wasn’t looking out for?

#16

[quote=“cfimages”]Yeah, I dragged myself out of bed at 5.30am and looked out my bedroom window - the advantage of having a west facing window with no high buildings in the way. I lost it in the haze after about 15 mins.

Good to see, but not as good as the full lunar eclipse I saw from a Thai beach about 10 years ago.[/quote]

that’ll be the special pancakes talking then… :laughing:

#17

[quote=“the bear”][quote=“cfimages”]Yeah, I dragged myself out of bed at 5.30am and looked out my bedroom window - the advantage of having a west facing window with no high buildings in the way. I lost it in the haze after about 15 mins.

Good to see, but not as good as the full lunar eclipse I saw from a Thai beach about 10 years ago.[/quote]

that’ll be the special pancakes talking then… :laughing:[/quote]

Actually, it may have been an omelette. :smiley: