With totality lasting only 5 minutes:

The last total lunar eclipse to be seen in Australia for three years will show a blood moon for Easter

AUSTRALIANS ARE IN for an extra Easter show with the last of the three 2014-15 total lunar eclipses playing out on Saturday night, 4 April 2015.

All of Australia will be able to see at least most of the total eclipse, with those watching from the eastern half of the country being able to see the whole total eclipse, because it begins after sunset. (See times below)

The lunar show kicks off at 9:16pm AEDT. The full eclipse begins at 10:57pm. Daylight savings for some of the eastern states ends just after the eclipse finishes at 2am.

Totality is only about 5 minutes long, which is short for a lunar eclipse. This is because the moon passes very close to the edge of the Earth’s shadow in this particular total eclipse.

Adelaide
Eclipse begins: 8:46 pm
Totality begins 10:28 pm
Totality ends 10:33 pm

Brisbane
Eclipse begins: 8:16 pm
Totality begins 9:58 pm
Totality ends 10:03 pm
Eclipse ends at 11:45 am

Canberra
Eclipse begins: 9:16 pm
Totality begins 10:58 pm
Totality ends 11:03 pm
Eclipse ends at 12:45 am

Darwin
Eclipse begins: 7:46 pm
Totality begins 9:28 pm
Totality ends 9:33 pm
Eclipse ends at 11:15 am

Hobart
Eclipse begins: 9:16 pm
Totality begins 10:58 pm
Totality ends 11:06 pm
Eclipse ends at 12:45 am

Melbourne
Eclipse begins: 9:16 pm
Totality begins 10:58 pm
Totality ends 11:03 pm
Eclipse ends at 12:45 am

Perth
Eclipse begins: 6:16 pm
Totality begins 7:58 pm
Totality ends 8:03 pm
Eclipse ends at 9:45 am

Sydney
Eclipse begins: 9:16 pm
Totality begins 10:58 pm
Totality ends 11:03 pm
Eclipse ends at 12:45 am

Thanks Mr Car.

I am now confident that we will not be having clear skies on that night.

Speedy said:

Thanks Mr Car.

I am now confident that we will not be having clear skies on that night.

there will be no lunar eclipsing in Brisbane…

“Partly cloudy” for Saturday here, so it’s anyone’s guess.

BTW that info was from: http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2015/03/total-lunar-eclipse-in-australia-4-april-2015

There seems to be a preponderance of these things around recently, probably due to climate change.

Peak Warming Man said:

There seems to be a preponderance of these things around recently, probably due to climate change.

Ho Ho, Christmas came and went and so too April Fools.

That’ll be 5hrs after Moon rise, for moi.
Hope the sky is clear!

It will be a Pink Moon eclipse. (native American)

This full Moon heralded the appearance of the moss pink, or wild ground phlox—one of the first spring flowers. It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon.

Aquila said:

That’ll be 5hrs after Moon rise, for moi.
Hope the sky is clear!

It will be a Pink Moon eclipse. (native American)

This full Moon heralded the appearance of the moss pink, or wild ground phlox—one of the first spring flowers. It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon.

But here it will be autumnal?

roughbarked said:

Aquila said:

That’ll be 5hrs after Moon rise, for moi.
Hope the sky is clear!

It will be a Pink Moon eclipse. (native American)

This full Moon heralded the appearance of the moss pink, or wild ground phlox—one of the first spring flowers. It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon.

But here it will be autumnal?

Is autumnal an actual word?

LOL

• Is autumnal an actual word?

Yes. Yes, it is…

Aquila said:

roughbarked said:

Aquila said:

That’ll be 5hrs after Moon rise, for moi.
Hope the sky is clear!

It will be a Pink Moon eclipse. (native American)

This full Moon heralded the appearance of the moss pink, or wild ground phlox—one of the first spring flowers. It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon.

But here it will be autumnal?

Is autumnal an actual word?

LOL

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/autumnal

At 9:30 pm ACST the FSM will reappear from his final colander, as if reborn, and traverse his way across the red moon.

Jing Joh said:

At 9:30 pm ACST the FSM will reappear from his final colander, as if reborn, and traverse his way across the red moon.

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Must remember to get some spaghetti on Saturday.

Just a reminder, folks.

Too cloudy here, as expected.

Very variable cloud this end, might be lucky.

Bubblecar said:

Just a reminder, folks.

the total lunar eclipse will be eclipsed by the clouds here in perth…

Wow, it ties in with the ‘virtual prayer’ thing!

It’s an omen, i tells ye, an omen.

(I hope the ‘virtual prayer’ thing works. I’‘l be astounded it it does, and signing up immediately for whatever belief system the organisers adhere to. I’ll be very happy to be ‘proven wrong’ if it means we can avoid any and all future droughts, and i don’t care how the farmers get relief from the dry, as long as it happens.)

Um, in here :)

Doubt that I’ll get a peep this end. Cloud cover is now so thick you’d never believe there was a full moon anywhere up there. And it’s very gently raining.

Bubblecar said:

Doubt that I’ll get a peep this end. Cloud cover is now so thick you’d never believe there was a full moon anywhere up there. And it’s very gently raining.

Rain? You have rain? I’ll swap with you :)

kii said:

Bubblecar said:

Doubt that I’ll get a peep this end. Cloud cover is now so thick you’d never believe there was a full moon anywhere up there. And it’s very gently raining.

Rain? You have rain? I’ll swap with you :)

More like a heavy dew, but I suppose it’s technically rain.

It’s cleared right up here in Mallacoota, and it’s about half way through the initial phase.

Actually it’s not clearing here. It’s dark, but I can’t see a single cloud.

Bubblecar said:

More like a heavy dew, but I suppose it’s technically rain.

I’ll take heavy dew.

We just had a helicopter go past…heading towards the setting moon. It’s cool and windy outside. No barking dogs or screaming kids.

Lovely view of the eclipse here

Gone behind next door’s mulberry tree. My makeshift tripod* can’t be moved across the yard to a better spot w/o waking the neighbours.

*Vintage metal tool cart from Boeing
Vintage wooden/metal milk crate
Vintage galvanized metal bucket

:P

Clouded over again.

We’re so sorry, Uncle Albert
But we haven’t seen a bloody thing all day.

:)

Deeply opaque all-sky clouding this end, which isn’t going to shift.

Never mind, I’ve seen it all before and I daresay I’ll see it all again, next time :)

Yeah, not bad.
Seen better.
Slight whiff of skunk in the air.
Little bird peep-peeping in a tree next door.
Crazy dog wondering wtf her people were doing at dark o’clock.
Shared my dressing gown with mr kii as it’s a bit chilly outside.

just a dull glowing patch behind the clouds… can’t see shit.

Clear as a bell here.

:-)

Rule 303 said:

Clear as a bell here.

:-)

2018 will come sooner than we think.

I had an unobstructed view…

Rainy here.

Divine Angel said:

Rainy here.

this post seem to have broken the forum.

I slept through it.

Cloudy here

dv said:

Cloudy here

Almost directly overhead here but couldn’t photograph it with my little camera.