The Nodes of the Moon are mathematical points, and are considered "shadow planets" in Hindu astrology. What makes a lunation (New and Full Moons) an eclipse? The Nodes. However, not every New or Full Moon is an eclipse. All eclipses happen at the New Moon (Solar eclipses) or the Full Moon (Lunar eclipses). In an astrological ephemeris, you can learn to spot an eclipse. But there are other eclipses that the astrologers pay attention to, that the astronomers dismiss as mere passing curiosities, and are not remarked upon. Those are the astronomical eclipses, which are also considered eclipses by the astrological crowd as well. People buy welder's glass so they can safely look at the sun, or they build a projection box, which is easier, cheaper and safer, but not as neat as using welder's glass. Those are fairly rare, separated by decades, and maps of the path of totality are shown and the phenomenon is explained (the moon is passing in front of the sun and the shadow falls on the earth) and warnings are issued to not look directly at the sun. Then there are the solar eclipses, when the sun is blotted out by the moon. They aren't really common, but they do come about every few years. In astronomy, it's easy, when you get a full moon that turns all coppery and weird, that's a lunar eclipse. In astrology you don't have to be paying attention very long before you hear the phrase "It's an eclipse!" But most people don't understand why eclipses are so important and/or dreaded.įirst you need to know just exactly what an eclipse is.
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