Buck / Thunder Moon
14:37 UTC / 04:37 HST.
14:37 UTC / 04:37 HST.
India orbiter surpasses another full year in lunar polar orbit since reaching the Moon in 2019; Chandrayaan-2 lander and rover were unsuccessful in lunar landing.
With 93% of the Moon falling into Earth's umbral shadow, maximum eclipse 18:19 HST // 04:12 UTC on August 28, visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia.
16:49 UTC (06:49 HST).
18:12 HST // 04:12 UTC on Oct 26.
14:54 UTC (04:54 HST).
Surpassing 4th full year / entering 5th year in lunar orbit, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) first lunar spacecraft Danuri launched in Aug 2022 and reached Moon in Dec 2022.
25:29 HST // 01:29 UTC on Dec 24.
NASA spacecraft reaches 18 full years in Moon orbit today; launched Jun 18, 2009, arrived at Moon 5 days later.
India orbiter surpasses another full year in lunar polar orbit since reaching the Moon in 2019; Chandrayaan-2 lander and rover were unsuccessful in lunar landing.
Surpassing 5th full year / entering 6th year in lunar orbit, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) first lunar spacecraft Danuri launched in Aug 2022 and reached Moon in Dec 2022.
NASA spacecraft reaches 19 full years in Moon orbit today; launched Jun 18, 2009, arrived at Moon 5 days later.