00:00Although a solar eclipse is more rare than its lunar counterpart,
00:04last night's shadow cast with the sun on the moon,
00:06which turned red, is the more seldom-seen lunar eclipse.
00:10Our Rod Lagusa does more on what constitutes such celestial phenomena
00:14and the superstition associated with it in this report.
00:20Many Filipinas across the country witnessed the rare total lunar eclipse or black moon
00:25thanks to clear skies.
00:27According to Pagasa Senior Weather Specialist Mario Raimundo,
00:30when the moon rose last night in Metro Manila,
00:32it was immediately noticeable that a part of it was already covered.
00:36And later into the night, the moon was fully covered.
00:39Noon tumating ang 7.04 ang gabi,
00:42doon na pumasok, ibig sabihin nag-start na ang kanyang pagiging black moon.
00:46At ito ay tumagal hanggang 8.03.
00:49Ibig sabihin less than one hour ay nataktihan ng ating mga kababayan ang pinatawag na black moon.
00:54He said,
00:56This was the most critical period to see the total lunar eclipse.
00:59Many went to the Pagasa Astronomical Observatory to witness the rare eclipse.
01:04And with the help of Pagasa Telescopes, they were able to see the moon up close.
01:08Nangyayari po ang total lunar eclipse kung saan ay full moon.
01:13Yan po ay kabalik tara naman pag sinabing solar eclipse na kung saan nangyayari yan ng new moon.
01:19Now, pagdating ng new moon, ng full moon,
01:22o kaya ng total lunar eclipse,
01:24ay ang araw, nasa gitna po ang mundo,
01:28at tapos ang pangatlo po ay ang buwan.
01:30And so pagka po nakalinya yung tatlo na yan,
01:33ay magkikreate po ng shadow ngayon yung Earth.
01:35At yung shadow na makikreate niyan,
01:37ay gyan po magpapas ang orbit ng moon.
01:40But why does the moon turn red?
01:42Pagasa explained that this is due to the Earth's atmosphere.
01:45And when there is a celestial event like this,
01:48there are meteor reliefs attached to it.
01:50Wala naman po kasing scientific study.
01:52Yung po ay dating paniniwala po ng mga naunang tao,
01:56na kapag daw po pa either na solar o kaya total lunar eclipse,
02:01o yung blood moon na yan,
02:02yan daw po isang indication dati po ah.
02:05Indication daw yan ng pinatawag na bad woman,
02:09war, famine, disease, mga ganon.
02:12At sa isa pa, ikinakorelate ito sa health,
02:15o kaya naman na isa pregnant woman.
02:18Wala pong inalaman yun.
02:19Netizens also shared their own photos
02:21of their rare total lunar eclipse on social media.
02:24Like this one taken by Patrick De Jesus
02:27with a flag fall from inside Camp Aguinaldo.
02:30While this shot was taken by Ronald Quibo from UP Diliman.
02:33These are just some of the many photos
02:35captured by netizens of the blood moon.
02:37For those who miss the total lunar eclipse or blood moon,
02:40there will be a long wait
02:41as it will take more than two years
02:43before it can be seen again.
02:44It will happen on December 31, 2028
02:47or New Year's Eve until New Year's Day
02:49or January 1, 2029.
02:51Rod Lagused from the National TV Network
02:54for a new and better Philippines.
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