{"id":76,"date":"2020-12-07T14:03:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T14:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/?p=76"},"modified":"2024-12-07T23:47:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T23:47:21","slug":"wolf-moon-partial-eclipse-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/07\/wolf-moon-partial-eclipse-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolf Moon Partial Eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Wolf Moon Partial Eclipse<\/strong> on January 10, 2020, was a stunning celestial event marking the first full moon of the year. Known as the &#8220;Wolf Moon,&#8221; this full moon is traditionally named after howling wolves, reflecting the deep winter season in which it occurs. This particular Wolf Moon coincided with a <strong>partial lunar eclipse<\/strong>, where the Earth&#8217;s shadow partially covered the moon&#8217;s surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Moon glowed with a subtle dimming<\/strong> rather than being completely overshadowed, as only the outer penumbral shadow and a small portion of the Earth&#8217;s umbra fell across it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>eclipse began as a faint shading<\/strong> on the Moon&#8217;s edge and gradually grew to cover about half of the lunar disk at its maximum phase.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Observers could see the Earth&#8217;s shadow appear as a darker arc across the brilliant silvery surface, creating an eerie, mystical appearance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was visible across Europe, Asia, Africa, and parts of Australia, offering skywatchers a breathtaking display. It lasted a few hours, from the penumbral phases to the partial coverage, reminding us of the intricate celestial dance between the Sun, Earth, and Moon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MOON1-1024x809.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MOON1-1024x809.png 1024w, https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MOON1-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MOON1-768x607.png 768w, https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MOON1-1536x1214.png 1536w, https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MOON1-600x474.png 600w, https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MOON1.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wolf Moon Partial Eclipse on January 10, 2020, was a stunning celestial event marking the first full moon of the year. Known as the &#8220;Wolf Moon,&#8221; this full moon is traditionally named after howling wolves, reflecting the deep winter season in which it occurs. This particular Wolf Moon coincided with a partial lunar eclipse,&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238,"href":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions\/238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlsbridge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}