Get ready to turn your eyes toward the skies because we're about to enjoy a rare combination: a Harvest Moon, a Supermoon, and a Partial Lunar Eclipse, all happening at once.
EarthSky states that the "September Harvest Moon is the second of four supermoons in a row for 2024."
This celestial event is also known as the "Corn Moon; the Harvest Moon; the Fruit or Barley Moon; the end of Ganesh Chaturthi and the start of Pitru Paksha; Madhu Purnima; the Mid-Autumn, Mooncake, or Reunion Festival Moon; Chuseok; and Imomeigetsu or the Potato Harvest Moon," says NASA.
The full moon will be on display when it peaks on Tuesday, September 17, at 10:35 p.m. (ET).
This full moon will coincide with the partial eclipse, which will start entering the Earth's partial shadow at 8:41 p.m. The eclipse peak will be at 10:44 p.m. with only the top 8 percent of the Moon in full shadow. The Moon will finish exiting the full shadow at 11:16 p.m. and the partial shadow on Wednesday at 12:47 a.m.
Now, this celestial event will be visible to half of the Earth facing the full moon during the night hours. This includes the Americas, parts of Antarctica, the western Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, and some of Eastern Polynesia.
September's Harvest Moon comes after August's Super Blue Moon. The next supermoons will be on October 17 and November 15.