On January 10 night, countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia will witness a penumbral lunar eclipse.
What is a penumbral lunar eclipse?
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are imperfectly aligned. The Earth blocks some of the Sun’s light from reaching the Moon’s surface and covers all or part of the Moon with the outer part of its shadow, known as the penumbra.
When you can see the eclipse?
“In India, the penumbral lunar eclipse will begin at 10.37 p.m. on January 10 and will end around 2.42 a.m. on January 11. The greatest eclipse when about 90% of the moon will be covered by the partial shadow region of the Earth will be at 00:41 a.m. The eclipse will hence last for a little more than 4 hours,”
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