Mars disappear behind the Moon tonight

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  • 7-12-2022, 22:00
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    INA – SOURCES
     
    As the Moon orbits Earth, it skims through the sky, passing by the planets each month. But sometimes, things align just right and the Moon appears to pass in front of a planet from our point of view.
     
    Such an event is called an occultation, and there’s one coming to the sky Wednesday night when bright, ruddy Mars is temporarily blocked from view by Earth’s lone natural satellite.
     
    It will take about an hour for the Moon to move far enough along the ecliptic to allow Mars to slip back out into sight. The moments of disappearance and reappearance as well as the duration of the occultation, depend heavily on one’s location.

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