Astronomy and astronomical phenomena enthusiasts watch on Monday evening, the first Lunar eclipse In the year 2024, it is of the “semi-shadow” type, and will not be seen in Egypt and the Arab region, and the timing of its middle agrees with the timing of the full moon of the month of Ramadan for the current Hijri year 1445.\
This eclipse cannot be seen with the naked eye and can be seen through telescopes in the areas where the moon appears when the eclipse occurs, including a large part of the continent of Europe, north/eastern Asia, a large part of Australia, North and South America, a large part of the continent of Africa, the ocean. The Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic and Antarctic continents.
Regarding the details of this eclipse, Dr. Yasser Abdel Hadi, Professor of Sun Research and Head of the Sun and Space Research Laboratory Department at the National Institute for Astronomical Research, said that the Earth will witness tomorrow, Monday, at 6:53 minutes and 11 seconds in the morning, the first lunar eclipse in the year 2024, and it is of this type. “semi-shadow”, but it will not be seen in Egypt and the Arab region.
Dr. Yasser Abdel Hadi indicated in special statements to “Youm Seven” that the timing of this eclipse coincides with the timing of Badr in the month of Ramadan for the current Hijri year 1445, explaining that in this eclipse the Earth’s penumbra will cover approximately 95.6% of the moon’s disk, and its peak will be at 9:13 minutes and 59 seconds in the morning, and ends at 11:32 minutes and 18 seconds in the morning, with all its stages from its beginning to its end taking a period of approximately 4 hours and 39 minutes.
Lunar eclipse
Part of a lunar eclipse