Taurus Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse
Some musings about Eclipses - both science-y and astrologically
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Taurus is a special sign for me as she’s my Sun sign. But today (8th November 2022) it’s the Full Moon which is shining in Taurus and, what’s more, occurs at a time when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned, causing the Moon to be darkened temporarily while she sits in the Earth’s shadow (a Lunar Eclipse as shown in my diagram below). Unfortunately today’s Total Lunar Eclipse will occur during daylight at 11:02 today so we won’t actually be able to see anything in the UK. This phenomenon only happens around two to five times a year, with a Total Lunar Eclipse occurring at least twice every three years, the last one being on 16 May 2022 (source: Royal Museums Greenwich). There are three types of Eclipses:
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