A partial lunar eclipse is being observed from Kolkata, India, on Oct. 29, 2023. (Image credit: Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto through Getty Images))
Editor's note: The Harvest Moon Supermoon thrilled skywatchers worldwide on Sept. 17. You can read our wrap story here and admire a few of the amazing pictures that recorded the lunar scene last night.
The Harvest Moon Supermoon will see part of Earth's shadow pass over the lunar surface area tonight, producing a dirty red partial lunar eclipse.
The lunar eclipse will reach its optimum stage, where the moon is obscured by Earth's darkest shadow, the umbra, at around 10:44 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17, for audiences in the U.S. Eastern Time Zone. In Europe and Africa, the eclipse will happen throughout the morning hours of Sept. 18. In London, the peak of the eclipse will show up around 3:44 a.m. BST on Sept. 18. The precise timings of the start and end of the partial lunar eclipse depend upon your place and you can utilize sites like Timeanddate.com to discover particular timings.
If you can't capture the lunar eclipse face to face, you can follow the occasion online at Space.com. We've collected numerous livestreams covering the partial eclipse of the Super Harvest Moon on Sept 17.
The partial lunar eclipse will show up throughout the majority of North America, throughout South America, throughout Europe, almost all of Africa other than its easternmost areas, western parts of Asia and Russia, and parts of Antarctica. Over 50% of the world's population will have the ability to see a minimum of some part of the lunar eclipse, according to Timeanddate.
The partial eclipse stage of the eclipse will last for roughly 1 hour and 3 minutes according to Timeanddate. The whole period of the lunar eclipse, consisting of the start and end of all eclipse stages will be 4 hours and 5 minutes.
Optimum eclipse timings throughout numerous cities
Here are some significant places and the time of optimum eclipse based upon information from Timeanddate. Please keep in mind that all timings remain in regional time.
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Time of optimum eclipseLocationLocal timeHeader Cell – Column 2 London, UK 3:44 a.m. (Sept. 18)Row 0 – Cell 2 Athens, Greece5:44 a.m. (Sept. 18) Row 1 – Cell 2 Cairo, Egypt5:44 a.m. (Sept. 18)Row 2 – Cell 2 New York, U.S. 10:44 p.m. Row 3 – Cell 2 San Francisco, U.S7:44 p.m. Row 4 – Cell 2 São Paulo, Brazil11:44 p.m.Row 5 – Cell 2 Mexico City, Mexico8:44 p.m. Row 6 – Cell 2 What to anticipate
An illustration of the moon throughout a partial lunar eclipse on Sept. 17, 2024. (Image credit: Starry Night Software)
Throughout a partial lunar eclipse, just part of the moon goes into Earth's shadow, making it look as though a hazy “bite” has actually been secured of the moon.
