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| Phases of lunar eclipse |
A rare spectacle in the sky in which the moon will be engulfed by the earth’s shadow and turn dark red, will be visible in the southwest horizon of Hong Kong from 11:26 pm on Sept. 7 until dawn the next day, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.
The lunar eclipse, where the moon is shaded by the shadow created
when the sun’s rays are blocked by the earth, will start at 11:26pm when the earth’s
penumbra (or its outer shadow) touches the moon.
The total eclipse, in which the earth’s umbra (the dark center
of its shadow) is cast on the moon, will begin at 1:30 am, peak at 2:12 am and
end at 2:53 am.
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During this phase lasting one hour and 23 minutes, the moon
will appear dull red. “This is the result of the blue light component of the sunlight
being scattered by the earth's atmosphere and the remaining red light being
refracted onto the lunar surface,” the Observatory said.
The whole show, from when the edge of the earth’s shadow touches
the moon until the last shadow fades, will end at 4:57am.
“The whole event can be directly observed with unaided eyes
at places with an unobstructed view to the south and southwest if weather
permits,” the Observatory said.
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“… members of the public can watch the whole event via a
webcast webpage (https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/gts/event/webcast-20250907.htm),
jointly hosted by the Hong Kong Observatory, the Hong Kong Space Museum, the Ho
Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre (sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen), the
Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College and the Creative Education Unit of the Hong
Kong Federation of Youth Groups.
The next lunar eclipse observable in Hong Kong will be a
total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026.
