On the early hours of Wednesday morning, the clear heavens granted astronomy enthusiasts an infrequent spectacle of a partial eclipse involving a supermoon, also regarded as a harvest moon. Three lunar phenomena synchronized over the duration of an hour stretching from 3:13 am to 4:16 am that day. This eclipse was extremely unusual as the moon being at its closest to our planet resulted in a full supermoon. “Harvest Moon” is a term used to describe the luminous, full moon that is nearest to the commencement of the fall season. This nomenclature traces its origin to a pre-electricity era when farmworkers relied on moonlight for late-night crop harvesting.
