LAHORE, Nov 8 (FD): The second total lunar eclipse of the year 2022 will be observed today (Tuesday) in various parts of the world, including Pakistan.
The eclipse will begin at 13:02 PST and will end at 18:56 PST and it will be visible in Asia, Australia, North America, parts of northern and eastern Europe and most of South America.
In Pakistan it will also be partially visible from the time of moonrise.
In Lahore, the partial eclipse will begin at 5:05 pm while it will end at 5:49pm while the penumbral eclipse will end at 6:56pm.
Lunar eclipses happen when Earth positions itself between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow across the lunar surface.
A lunar eclipse is caused by Earth blocking sunlight from reaching the moon and creating a shadow across the lunar surface.
The sun-blocking Earth casts two shadows that fall on the moon during a lunar eclipse: The umbra is a full, dark shadow, and the penumbra is a partial outer shadow.
There are three types of lunar eclipses depending on how the sun, Earth and moon are aligned at the time of the event. total lunar eclipse, partial lunar eclipse and penumbral lunar ellipse.
