Updated Oct 10, 2019; Posted Oct 10, 2019
The next plump moon of 2019 is the Hunter’s Moon, rising this weekend. This can soon be followed by the height of October’s third meteor shower, the Orionids.
When is the following plump moon?
The Hunter’s Moon will officially attain its plump segment at 5: 17 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, though this could perchance appear plump for roughly three days spherical then, according to NASA. When it certainly rises at 6: 46 p.m., it will make it appear better and extra orange than frequent, an illusion attributable to the horizon at sundown.
That is the first plump moon since September’s Harvest Moon. There will be two extra plump moons in 2019: the Beaver Moon in November and the Cool Moon in December.
What’s the Hunter’s Moon?
The October plump moon is known as because it marked the time that Native American citizens would originate up storing meat for the cool weather, according to the Farmers’ Almanac.
It shall be known because the Blood Moon or Sanguine Moon, perchance attributable to trying and the changing season, a NASA blog says.
When is the Orionid meteor shower?
The 2019 Orionids peak early the morning of Oct. 22.
The Orionid meteor shower is of medium power nevertheless the meteors – certainly little debris from Halley’s Comet – customarily depart intellectual trails within the sky that can final for a number of seconds, according to EarthSky.org. The American Meteor Society says a normal Orionid shower produces 10 to 20 meteors an hour, nevertheless customarily as many as 50.
Whereas the height is better than per week away, the Orionids are active now by technique of Nov. 7, this potential that they’re mingling with meteors lingering from the Draconids and Southern Taurids, which both peaked this week.
After the Orionids, the following meteor showers are the Northern Taurids, which peak Nov. 11-12, and the Leonids, which attain their most Nov. 16-17.
When is daylight saving time for 2019?
The days are getting shorter, that potential it’s far almost time to alternate clocks and descend back one hour. That can happen 2 a.m. Nov. 3, when daylight saving time ends.
Steve Novak will be reached at snovak@lehighvalleylive.com. Advise him on Twitter @SteveNovakLVL and Fb. Receive lehighvalleylive.com on Fb.





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