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26-08-2007, 08:59pm
A total lunar eclipse will take place on August 28, 2007, the second of two eclipses to occur in 2007. The Moon is expected to enter the Earth's penumbra at 07:53:39 UTC. The first partial phase will begin in earnest at 08:51:16 UTC when the Moon enters the Earth's umbra.
The total phase is expected to begin at 09:52:22 UTC and end at 11:22:24 UTC--a length of 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 2 seconds. This is a typical duration for such an event. The umbral magnitude is expected to be 1.4760.
The second partial phase is expected to begin at 11:22:24 UTC when the Moon starts to slip out of the Earth's umbra. The partial phase of the eclipse will end at 12:23:30 UTC, with the penumbral phase expected to terminate at 13:21:01 UTC.[1]
Oceania will be favored for the eclipse, whence the Moon will be at its zenith over French Polynesia at the moment of greatest eclipse, 10:37:22 UTC. Alaska and the Pacific regions of the continental United States will also witness the whole event, along with most of eastern Australia, New Zealand and the tip of the Chukchi Peninsula that includes the town of Uelen, Russia. The majority of the Americas will enjoy an abbreviated eclipse, with moonset occurring at some time during the eclipse. Siberia, far eastern Russia, eastern South Asia, China, and the rest of eastern and southeastern Asia will miss out on the beginning of the eclipse, because the eclipse will occur at or close to moonrise in those regions. Greenland, Europe (including western Russia), Africa, western Asia, western Central Asia, and western South Asia are expected to miss the eclipse completely.
It's a magic day !
The total phase is expected to begin at 09:52:22 UTC and end at 11:22:24 UTC--a length of 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 2 seconds. This is a typical duration for such an event. The umbral magnitude is expected to be 1.4760.
The second partial phase is expected to begin at 11:22:24 UTC when the Moon starts to slip out of the Earth's umbra. The partial phase of the eclipse will end at 12:23:30 UTC, with the penumbral phase expected to terminate at 13:21:01 UTC.[1]
Oceania will be favored for the eclipse, whence the Moon will be at its zenith over French Polynesia at the moment of greatest eclipse, 10:37:22 UTC. Alaska and the Pacific regions of the continental United States will also witness the whole event, along with most of eastern Australia, New Zealand and the tip of the Chukchi Peninsula that includes the town of Uelen, Russia. The majority of the Americas will enjoy an abbreviated eclipse, with moonset occurring at some time during the eclipse. Siberia, far eastern Russia, eastern South Asia, China, and the rest of eastern and southeastern Asia will miss out on the beginning of the eclipse, because the eclipse will occur at or close to moonrise in those regions. Greenland, Europe (including western Russia), Africa, western Asia, western Central Asia, and western South Asia are expected to miss the eclipse completely.
It's a magic day !
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