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Total Lunar Eclipse to Occur Next Week


Sat 07 May 2022 | 03:31 PM
Rana Atef

The Director of the National Research Institute of Astronomy & Geophysics (NRIAG) Dr. Gad El Kady said that there will be a total lunar eclipse will occur on Monday, May 16.

The lunar eclipse will start at 3:32 am Cairo time as s Penumbral lunar eclipse which can't be easily observed by the naked eye as it requires highly clean air.

At 5: 29 am Cairo time, the phenomenon will turn to be a partial lunar eclipse, before it reaches its climax at 6:11 am when the Earth blocks 141,4% of the moon's surface.

The lunar eclipse will end at 8:50 am in Cairo time, which means that Egypt won't see the full stages of the total lunar eclipse as the moon will set at 5:01 am Cairo time.

On the other hand, residents Africa, Europe, the Americas, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the Antarctica can observe the phenomenon.

The whole stages of the lunar eclipse will last for five hours, and 19 minutes.