{"id":80732,"date":"2015-03-30T19:14:10","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T10:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=60148"},"modified":"2017-06-26T18:30:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T09:30:58","slug":"lunar-eclipse-to-coincide-with-sakura-viewing-next-week","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/lunar-eclipse-to-coincide-with-sakura-viewing-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar Eclipse To Coincide With Sakura Viewing Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A total lunar eclipse has been forecast for Apr. 4, which means Kyushu residents may get the unusual treat of a lunar eclipse during flower viewing season. Lunar eclipses occur only when the Earth, the sun and the moon are in exact alignment on the night of a full moon. (The moon passes into the Earth\u2019s shadow and blocks the sun\u2019s rays.) According to the National Astronomical Observatory, the eclipse will begin at 19:15 on Apr. 4, and for 12 minutes, starting at 20:54, the entire moon will turn a reddish hue as it reflects the sun\u2019s rays. The eclipse will finish around 22:45. The last time Kyushuans were able to enjoy a lunar eclipse together with cherry blossoms was in 1978. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun 3\/30<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150404-l-e1427710423755.jpg?resize=640%2C405\" alt=\"\u30d7\u30ea\u30f3\u30c8\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60149\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A total lunar eclipse has been forecast for Apr. 4, which means Kyushu residents may get the unusual treat of a lunar eclipse during flower viewing season. Lunar eclipses occur only when the Earth, the sun and the moon are in exact alignment on the night of a full moon. (The moon passes into the Earth\u2019s shadow and blocks the sun\u2019s rays.) According to the National Astronomical Observatory,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":60149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[5113],"class_list":["post-80732","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-flowers","news-category-environment","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/80732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}