Today – ‘Supermoon’ and partial lunar eclipse; tomorrow – Transit of Venus
Last month’s supermoon – or perigee moon – will be repeated, but this time with a partial lunar eclipse, causing the exceptionally large moon to have a bite-shaped shadow of the Earth. Today, Monday the 4th of June, the Earth, full moon and sun will be lined up to create a lunar eclipse, which will be viewable in most of North and South America before sunrise. Those in the Pacific region should be able to see it after sunset. This month’s perigee moon is not as extreme as last month’s (16% bigger and 30% brighter than normal), appearing only…
