A total lunar eclipse will occur on the night between Wednesday and Thursday that will be visible in Pakistan, stated an official of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) on Tuesday. Reportedly, the total lunar eclipse will begin at 01:22:30 PST and end at 03:02:42 PST. The partial eclipse, meanwhile, will begin at 00:22:56 PST and end at 04:02:15 PST. The year’s first total lunar eclipse will also be the longest and darkest total lunar eclipse of the century, giving sky enthusiasts all over the country an opportunity to witness the event. The next such eclipse will only take place in 2141.
The duration of the total phase will be of 100 minutes – the longest stretch of deep dimming in 11 years. The last eclipse to exceed this duration was in July 2000. This eclipse of the moon will not be visible in North America. But people across a broad swath of the planet – from Europe east and south to eastern Australia and New Zealand – will be able to catch at least the darkest phase of the eclipse if the weather permits. a lunar eclipse occurs when the earth, in course of its orbit around the sun, comes between the moon and the sun in such a way that the moon is hidden in the shadow cast by earth. This can occur only when the sun, earth and moon are aligned in a straight line.
