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An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!
A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: April 8, 2024 β Total Solar Eclipse
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2024-march-25
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Sunday, March 24, 2024
14 Adar II, 5784Purim
If this full moon were truly opposite the sun, there'd be a total umbral eclipse of the moon. That is, the darkest part of Earth's shadow -- the umbra -- would cover the moon at mid-eclipse. But this full moon in March sweeps to the north of the Earth's umbra. So no total or partial lunar eclipse in the Earth's dark shadow can take place.
Instead, the full moon almost fully passes through the Earth's penumbral shadow. So it's a very deep penumbral eclipse. At no time will EarthΒs dark shadow take a "bite" out of the moon. Instead, penumbral eclipses are all about subtle shadings.
The March 25 penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is in the constellation of Virgo the Maiden.
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/penumbral-lunar-eclipse-march-24-25-2024/
March 25: Feast of the Annunciation
By virtue of its height and Northeast location, the summit of Mars Hill is the first place in the contiguous United States to see the sun rise for nearly half of the year, from March 25 to September 18.[2] The first 50-star flag to see the sun in the U.S. was raised on July 4, 1960, at 4:33 AM. Fifty national guardsmen gave it a 50-gun salute.[citation needed]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Hill_(Maine)
While this is not a 'triple Purim' year,
Shushan Purim really needs to be included in the above list for March 24-25:
Jewish History
Purim Victory Celebrated in Shushan (356 BCE)
The battles fought between the Jews and their enemies, which took place on Adar 13 throughout the Persian empire (see "Today in Jewish History" for that date), continued for two days -- Adar 13 and 14 -- in the capital city of Shushan, where there were a greater number of Jew haters. Thus the victory celebrations in Shushan were held on the 15th of Adar, and the observance of the festival of Purim was instituted for that day in Shushan and all walled cities. (See Laws and Customs below).
Ezekiel Foretells the Downfall of Israel's Enemies (421 BCE)
On this date, in the year following the Holy Temple's destruction, G-d tells Ezekiel to take up a lamentation for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and for the Jewish nation's other enemies, foretelling their ultimate downfall.
Read the prophecy here: Ezekiel ch. 32
Laws and Customs
Shushan Purim
In cities that are surrounded by a wall dating from the days of Joshua (13th century BCE) -- a prominent example is the city of Jerusalem -- the festival of Purim is observed on the 15th of Adar (instead of the 14th), in commemoration of the fact that in the ancient walled city of Shushan, the first Purim was celebrated on this day (see "Today in Jewish History").
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/day.asp?tdate=03%2F25%2F2024
The inclusion in post 10 of the 'first sunrise' date involves, among other things, the fact that the MarsHill location is in the totality path for the solar eclipse, 16-17 mi due north of the centerline of the totality. This is where the eclipse exits the United States.
As for the deep penumbral lunar eclipse on March 25th, the eclipse ends at MH ~ 51 min ahead of that first sunrise.
I collect observations over [Father] time. It's why I am able to
Keep on the Sunnyside...
... originally written in 1899 by Ada Blenkhorn (1858β1927).
I see that the song is in Aβ major, and is located on page 28 [ΧΧ] of that hymn book, the same place as the 20 + 8 wind turbines on MarsHill mountain. ("An eclipse never comes alone.")
Proof positive that you can travel on 4 flats, yet how many doubters are out there, stuck in a hopeless rut?
[chorus]
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side... π
A while back I had somehow wandered over to the etymology of the word "chorus". It's a veritable place of troops.
~ EZ