It waxed and waned on the same night!

Skies were partly cloudy over Lahore on Saturday, but a lengthy lunar eclipse and the hide and seek between the earth’s shadow and the moon that lasted for almost three hours left the locals of the metropolis amazed.
The lunar eclipse also known as moon eclipse started at 5:46 pm and concluded at 9:18 pm. While talking to astronomy experts it was deduced that this lunar eclipse was witnessed around the world.
Complete lunar eclipse was seen in Australia and Asia only while partial eclipse was witnessed in Europe, North East Africa and North America. According to experts, this eclipse is the longest (at 51 mins) till the year 2018.
The moon was seen fading away in to the darkness as the eclipse progressed and reappeared as the eclipse concluded. Locals were left amazed to see different sights of the moon as the shadow of the earth took over the moon.
“This was the first time I saw a complete eclipse, it was certainly a memorable night,” said Ayesha Shah, adding that she had photographed the entire proceedings. She said that Pakistan was lucky to see two lunar eclipses in one year alone.
Whereas on the other hand astrologists were of the view that eclipse was considered to be a “not-so-good” symbol. Many mysteries are associated to eclipse according to astrologist. “Eclipse symbolises darkness taking over a glowing body”, said Huma Bajwa an astrologist.
She said though different studies on eclipse can be found most endorse the message of darkness.
A Thai astrologer also warned people against watching the eclipse, predicting that viewing the celestial phenomenon could bring them bad luck, especially to women.
Amazingly, this was the second lunar eclipse that was seen this year only. The last eclipse was seen on June 15, 2011 which lasted for about a 100 mins.
Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a certain relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse can be viewed from anywhere on the night side of the Earth. A lunar eclipse lasts for a few hours, whereas a total solar eclipse lasts for only a few minutes at any given place, due to the smaller size of the moon’s shadow.