{"id":13020,"date":"2025-03-13T13:38:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T00:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=13020"},"modified":"2025-03-13T13:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T00:38:06","slug":"how-to-spot-the-blood-moon-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=13020","title":{"rendered":"How to spot the blood moon in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

A rare blood moon will be seen across all of New Zealand on Friday.<\/p>\n

Stardome astronomer Josh Aoraki told RNZ a blood moon, or lunar eclipse, is when the moon passes through the earth’s shadow, called the penumbra, creating a “red hue” – hence the name.<\/p>\n

Aoraki said the eclipse will reach totality between 8pm and 8:30pm Friday.<\/p>\n

He said it will be able to be seen with the naked eye, but if you have a camera, telescope or binoculars it would be worth bringing those along.<\/p>\n

The moon will rise in the east after sunset, so Aoraki’s advice to see the moon is to look towards the eastern horizon, or head to a beach on the east coast.<\/p>\n

However, weather would play the biggest factor in whether you can see the blood moon.<\/p>\n

Luckily, MetService is forecasting a “mainly fine” Friday for most of the country, with isolated showers about Bay of Plenty and Coromandel. While the South Island, the West Coast is forecast to experience a few showers, turning to rain in Fiordland, and isolated showers in Otago and Southland, clearing later on.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0last blood moon<\/a>\u00a0occurred in 2022, however, this year there will be two blood moons, so if you miss tomorrows lunar eclipse, you’ll get another chance later this year.<\/p>\n

Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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