The Heavens have a gift for us tonight. Tonight’s full moon has an added punch …….so get ready……so you can drink in this fabulous spectacle. It's a total lunar eclipse—the last one until Dec. 2010.
Here’s some background info:
The full moon has no light of its own ……it’s gusto comes from being a gigantic reflection of the sun…..Lucky us …….not only do we get the bright light from a regular ole full moon’s but tonight we’ll see a unique celestial show a Lunar Eclipse!
So what happens during an eclipse?
The earth is in the middle of it all… (Surprise, surprise! from the planet of the human race…. what else would we expect?) The Earth casts not one but two shadows…... (Not that we can see them) One shadow (umbra/smaller) is “with in or contained” in the other shadow (penumbra/larger).
The penumbra shadow is the larger of the two yet it can’t quite take care of all the light the sun sends so nothing much happens when the moon and this shadow meet.
The exciting part begins when the moon starts moving thru the smaller of the 2 shadows, the umbra.
I don’t understand it but somehow this “inner” smaller shadow blocks all the sun’s rays……making for an awesome special effect. But it doesn’t happen all at once…..the official time of the Eclipse is 7:37 pm EST, representing the time the moon enters the larger shadow….but you won’t see much till a bit later, around 8:42 EST. That’s when our lovely moon slips into the smaller shadow…..
This action makes it look like the moon disappears little by little as the shadow grows larger.
About 10:26 pm EST this show is in full force!! Our beautiful Moon strike’s the half way mark of her journey through the shadows
Now we’ get the color show!!! Our pumpkin becomes a princess turning an enchanting shade of red and possibly turquoise!
It doesn’t last long so make sure you try to view it……by about 10:51 pm EST “Cinderella Moon” turns back into her shadowy silvery pumpkin self…. the typical silver grey shade most often associated with her..
The visual color show is over now for us but that doesn’t stop her…..she’s still moving through the shadows…….we just can’t’ see much she’s partly hidden again at 12:09 am EST, and that’s it……for us!
But her journey through the shadows continues till she comes out the other end of the larger shadow at 1:16 am EST.
I’m hoping for clear skies, a hot cup of tea, and good company to drink in this two hour spectacle……Don’t despair if you’re not able to view this wonderful spectacle because the Energies provided graciously by our celestial neighbors are more than enough!
I urge you to take the time to embrace the energies this evening……they will serve you well during the year to come. Virgo’s energies are considered healing, both spiritually and the physically. If we use what’s offered tonight a “new you” may emerge out of the shadows along with the Lady of the Moon.
Analytical and organized Virgo helps push us along to reach that next level. To move forward.
Combine this with the liberating and letting go energy the Full Moon always provides and you have the makings of endless possibilities. Set free where and what you are now and allow Virgo’s help to create what you are becoming and who you want to BE!
Let the Cinderella in you come out……….and don’t hurry home at midnight…..move forward standing strong and tall claiming your due, both glass slippers firmly in hand.
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