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Celestial trifecta set to put on a show in the sky Tuesday night

Three lunar events light up the sky Tuesday night. You'll want to look up!

PORTLAND, Maine — Three cosmic events will line up Tuesday night for what's being called a celestial trifecta: the harvest moon, a blood moon, and a lunar eclipse.

September's harvest moon is Tuesday night! This full moon is closest to the start of autumn, which begins on Sunday.

The harvest moon earned its name because it historically provided farmers with extra light to extend their work into the night before the advent of electric lighting.

This is notably a supermoon, meaning it's closer to Earth due to the elliptical orbit of the moon. 

NASA says the closest supermoons appear about 17% bigger and 30% brighter than the furthest and faintest moon of the year. 

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In addition to the harvest moon, we will also experience a partial lunar eclipse

During this phenomenon, the earth will pass between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow that will give the moon a distinctive reddish hue of a blood moon.

RELATED: What time is Tuesday's partial lunar eclipse?

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The partial lunar eclipse will begin at 10:12 p.m. Tuesday, reaching its maximum at 10:44 p.m. when approximately 8% of the moon will be obscured by earth's shadow. This will make it look as if a small bite has been taken out of the moon. The eclipse will conclude at 11:15 p.m.

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Will this affect your astrological moon sign?  I don't think so, but I’m sure that's a very Aries thing to say.

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