21st century’s longest lunar eclipse

The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting one hour and 43 minutes, will be visible across wide swaths of the world including Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South America and the Middle East

TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE: Earth blocks sunlight usually reflected by moon, creating partial (penumbra) or total (umbra) shadow

Sun     Sunlight   Earth    Moon
Umbra 
Penumbra

BLOOD MOON: Some sunlight is refracted through Earth’s atmosphere, giving moon deep red glow

Moon will be at its apogee – furthest point from earth – during this eclipse, causing moon to move slower, so eclipse lasts longer

PEDUMBRA
UMBAR

All times UTC
Penumbral eclipse ends 23:28
Partial eclipse ends 22:19
Totality ends 21:13
Greatest eclipse 20:21
Totality begins 19:30
Partial eclipse begins 18:24
Penumbral eclipse begins 17:14


Evening of Jul 27      Morning of Jul 28
No eclipse visible
Eclipse visible at moonrise
Full eclipse visible
Eclipse visible at moonset


Source: NASA        © GRAPHIC NEWS