Last Blood Moon of the Tetrad ~ What's Next
Published on Sep 28, 2015 A brief look at the final blood moon of the tetrad occurring on a Jewish Feast Day and forthcoming events that could affect Israel. Stargazers across the world watched a rare total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon Sunday night. In Israel the rare coupling was visible starting at 3:10 a.m. (0110 GMT) and reached its peak at 5:47 a.m. It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won’t again until 2033. When a full moon makes its closest approach to Earth, it appears bigger and brighter than usual and is known as a supermoon. That will coincide with a full lunar eclipse where the moon, Earth and sun will be lined up, with Earth’s shadow totally obscuring the moon. Blood moons are full lunar eclipses in which the sun’s rays entering through the earth’s atmosphere make for a red, or blood-like, appearance. When a full or new moon makes its closest approach to Earth, that’s a supermoon. Although still about 220...