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Because the Moon was near its perigee on January 21, it can be described as a "supermoon". [3] As this supermoon was also a wolf moon (the first full moon in a calendar year), it was referred to as a "super blood wolf moon"; blood refers to the typical red color of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse. [4]
The full moon of January 31, 2018 was the second full moon that calendar month (in most time zones), making it, under one definition of the term, a "blue moon". Additionally referencing the orange or red "blood" colors that occur during a lunar eclipse, media sources described the event as a "super blue blood Moon". [9]
The event took place near lunar perigee; as a result, this supermoon was referred to in US media coverage as a "super flower blood moon", [Note 1] [4] [5] and elsewhere as a "super blood moon". [6] [7] This lunar eclipse was the first of an almost tetrad, with the others being on November 19, 2021 (partial); May 16, 2022 (total); and November 8 ...
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The Super Blood Moon is an astronomical event that combines two phenomena: a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, resulting in a larger, brighter, and reddish-colored Moon. A total lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth aligns between the Sun and the Moon, causing Earth’s shadow to fall on the Moon.
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A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, December 30, 1982, [1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.1822. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow.
Having the full moon was essential, because during polar night the Moon is the only source of natural light other than the extremely dim light of the stars. The weather did not cooperate during the full moon of June, but on 15 July, everything seemed to be just right: calm weather, thick ice, clear skies and a full moon.