lunar eclipse august 5 2009

Eclipses are important Astrological Events. Every month the Moon travels in her orbit completely around the Earth. Approxima.tely every six months, the three.dimensional reality of our universe comes alive as the Moon swings through the Earth's shadow. This is a Lunar Eclipse This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned with the Earth in the middle, when the Moon is on the far side of the Earth from the Sun or, when there is a Full Moon. Unlike a Solar Eclipse, a Lunar Eclipse can be observed from nearly an entire hemisphere. Unlike Solar Eclipses, Lunar Eclipses are completely safe to watch. Protective filters are not necessary and neither is a telescope.

A pair of binoculars will magnify the view making the red coloration brighter and easier to see. The eclipse will be completely visible over Africa and Europe and South America. It could be seen rising over eastern North America.August 5,2009 marks the full moon lunar eclipse at 13 degrees of Aquarius exact at 8:55 pm est. This lunar eclipse from the Columbus, Ohio perspective will happen just after sunset with the moon just over the horizon. This unique eclipse is the third in this series and the fifth this year. It is unique because eclipses commonly come in pairs, solar and lunar, but this Aquarian energy is flashing its unusual nature and bringing us a third eclipse, the second lunar eclipse this summer.This rare occasion brings attention to the Aquarian influences in your life and more specifically to the house location that Aquarius occupies on your natal chart.

While no major event may occur our sensitivities are heightened as some lingering events may be wrapped up and come to a close, and quite unexpectedly.Wisdom and inventiveness will reveal themselves through this energy in a cool and somewhat detached way, so pay attention as you 'think' through your feelings with this lunar eclipse.Normally,eclipses come in pairs - a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse. But this year, amidst all the other strong planetary influences, we have an unusual three eclipses in a row. This full Moon is a partial lunar eclipse, and it occurs on August 5th in the Americas and August 6th in most of the rest of the world. The end of the eclipse will be visible in the Eastern US.