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Words and phrases

Ô (¤Ä¤­) moon

µØÇò (¤Á¤­¤å¤¦) Earth

Ó° (¤«¤²) shadow

¤¹¤Ã¤Ý¤ê completely

ëL¤ì¤ë (¤«¤¯¤ì¤ë) to disappear

½Ô¼ÈÔÂʳ (¤«¤¤¤­¤²¤Ã¤·¤ç¤¯) total lunar eclipse

1ÔÂ31ÈÕÒ¹ (¤¤¤Á¤¬¤Ä¤µ¤ó¤¸¤å¤¦¤¤¤Á¤Ë¤Á¤ä) the night of Jan. 31

ÈÕ±¾¸÷µØ (¤Ë¤Û¤ó¤«¤¯¤Á) all over Japan

Æð¤­¤ë (¤ª¤­¤ë) to get up, to rise, to happen

Ò¹ÖÐ (¤è¤Ê¤«) middle of the night

±ÈÝ^µÄ (¤Ò¤«¤¯¤Æ¤­) relatively

Ô礤 (¤Ï¤ä¤¤) quick

•régŽ¡ (¤¸¤«¤ó¤¿¤¤) period of time

1•régÒÔÉÏ (¤¤¤Á¤¸¤«¤ó¤¤¤¸¤ç¤¦) over an hour

×´‘B (¤¸¤ç¤¦¤¿¤¤) state

¾A¤¯ (¤Ä¤º¤¯) remain

ÌìšÝ (¤Æ¤ó¤­) weather

Á¼¤±¤ì¤Ð (¤è¤±¤ì¤Ð) if it is good

³àü\¤¤ (¤¢¤«¤°¤í¤¤) dark red

³àã~É« (¤·¤ã¤¯¤É¤¦¤¤¤í) brown

Ⱦ¤Þ¤Ã¤¿ (¤½¤Þ¤Ã¤¿) stained

Ñý¤·¤¤ (¤¢¤ä¤·¤¤) mysterious

×Ë (¤¹¤¬¤¿) figure, form, shape

ÓQ²ì¤¹¤ë (¤«¤ó¤µ¤Ä) to observe

2015Äê4Ô (¤Ë¤»¤ó¤¸¤å¤¦¤´¤Í¤ó¤·¤¬¤Ä) April 2015

ÒÔÀ´ (¤¤¤é¤¤) since, henceforth

ég (¤¢¤¤¤À) period

Ì«ê– (¤¿¤¤¤è¤¦) sun

¹â (¤Ò¤«¤ê) light

´óšÝ (¤¿¤¤¤­) atmosphere

É¢ÂÒ (¤µ¤ó¤é¤ó) diffusion

ÇüÕÛ (¤¯¤Ã¤»¤Ä) refraction

¤«¤¹¤«¤Ë dimly

Õդ餹 (¤Æ¤é¤¹) to illuminate

¤Á¤ê dust

Ó°í‘ (¤¨¤¤¤­¤ç¤¦) affect

°µ¤¤³à (¤¯¤é¤¤¤¢¤«) dark red

ß`¤¤ (¤Á¤¬¤¤) difference

ÄÏ–|¼Ä¤ê (¤Ê¤ó¤È¤¦¤è¤ê) southeastern

µØÓò (¤Á¤¤¤­) area

ÉÙ¤· (¤¹¤³¤·) slightly

¤º¤ì¤ë to be slightly off, deviate, shift

Îçáá9•rǰ (¤´¤´¤¯¤¸¤Þ¤¨) before 9 p.m.

œºÔ (¤Þ¤ó¤²¤Ä) full moon

¶Ë (¤Ï¤¿) during

ʼ¤á (¤Ï¤¸¤á) begin

ÍêÈ« (¤«¤ó¤¼¤ó) perfectly

Quick questions

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Translation

On the night of Jan. 31 the moon will disappear completely into the Earth¡¯s shadow in a total lunar eclipse that will be visible all over Japan. In the middle of the night, over a relatively quick period of time, the moon will align with the Earth, and will remain in this state for more than an hour. If the weather is good, people should be able to observe the moon stained a mysterious dark red-brown.

This has not occurred in Japan since April of 2015. During the period when the moon is hidden behind the Earth, the light from the sun will still diffuse and refract through the atmosphere and the moon will be dimly illuminated. Dust in the atmosphere affects the color of the moon, making it appear different shades of dark reds and oranges.

It will appear in the southeastern sky, but depending on the area, the position may be slightly off. The eclipse will begin during the full moon on Jan. 31 before 9 p.m., and before 10 p.m. the Earth and moon will be perfectly aligned.

Answers

1) What will occur on Jan. 31?

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A lunar eclipse.

2) When did this last occur in Japan?

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April 2015.

3) Why does the moon appear in different shades of dark reds and oranges?

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Dust in the atmosphere affects the color of the moon.