Moon News: When is the rare PENUMBRAL ECLIPSE?

Moon News: When is the rare PENUMBRAL ECLIPSE?A Penumbral Moon Eclipse will be visible to most of Africa and parts of Europe and Australia next month. Here's what time to catch it.

by Alex Coyne

28-09-2023 10:23

in Culture

A very special Harvest Moon penumbral eclipse will take place overhead. Image: Pixabay

South Africa gets to see one of the rarest celestial events this year. A Penumbral Moon Eclipse will be visible to most of Africa and parts of Europe and Australia next month. What is this type of eclipse, and when should you look up if you want to see it?

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Here's what we know about the special eclipse happening in October.

Moon Phases: What's a penumbral eclipse? A penumbral lunar (moon) eclipse is when the moon passes through the shadow of the earth, according to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary. There are only four eclipses for 2023 in total, which makes the next upcoming moon eclipse something extremely special.

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When is the eclipse? According to SkyandTelescope.org, the partial lunar eclipse will be visible on the 28th of October.

The eclipse will be visible to Europa, Africa, Asia, and Australia at once.

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If you want to see the moon eclipse in all its beauty, then you'll have to look at the sky at exactly the right time and remember that there's an eclipse, or you might miss this beautiful and rare event!

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It's one of three other eclipses this year, but the next scheduled for October is the last one you will get to see in 2023.

What time can you SEE the moon eclipse? The eclipse will only be visible for a while.

Make sure that you bookmark this article to remember the eclipse event!

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According to Time and Date's website, the 28th of October eclipse happens at 22:14: this is when the eclipse peaks, and when you are most likely to see the best of the eclipse event.

The official start date of the lunar eclipse is at 20:01.

Other websites listing the start as 22:14 are actually listing Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), not GMT. Don't set your alarm for the wrong timezone if you want to see the moon!

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