Heads up skywatchers!
If you missed the supermoon last April, fret no more as there is another lunar spectacle to watch out for this May.
Even better, this month's sky treat also involves a total lunar eclipse which can be viewed while the moon is at its biggest and brightest on May 26.
In its astronomical diary for May, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the total lunar eclipse or "blood moon" will be visible in the Philippines as a "supermoon."
PAGASA said the major phases of the eclipse are as follows:
Penumbral eclipse begins at 4:47 p.m. (Philippine Standard Time or PhST)
Partial eclipse begins at 5:44 p.m. (PhST)
Greatest eclipse at 7:18 p.m. (PhST)
Partial eclipse ends at 8:52 p.m. (PhST)
Penumbral eclipse ends at 9:49 p.m. (PhST)
In Manila, PAGASA said the moon will rise at 6:14 p.m. (PhST) on May 26 and will set at 4:49 a.m. (PhST) on May 27.
The moon often does not totally disappear during a total lunar eclipse. Instead, it can be seen as a very dark red color because of the refraction of sunlight through the Earth's atmosphere.
Aside from the Philippines, PAGASA said the total lunar eclipse will be seen in South Asia, East Asia, Australia, most of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and Antarctica.
PAGASA said the full moon on May 26 is also considered a supermoon as the center of the moon is less than 360,000 kilometers away from the center of the Earth.
It will appear bigger and brighter than a regular full moon, thus the term supermoon.
PAGASA said lunar eclipses are safe to watch and observers need not use any kind of protective filters for the eyes.
However, using a pair of binocular will help magnify the view and will make the red coloration of the moon brighter, it added.