'Stay Stunned': Longest 'Blood Moon' Eclipse of Century Takes Place on July 27

Published June 30th, 2018 - 07:20 GMT
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The last blood moon phenomenon took place in January.

The UAE will bear witness to a total lunar eclipse which will stun the senses next month.

The longest "blood moon" lunar eclipse of the century will take place for nearly 103 minutes.

On July 27, at 9:14pm UAE local time, the moon will enter into the eclipse phase and continue for five hours until 2:19am.

This as related by Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Deputy Director of the Sharjah Centre for Space and Astronomy.    

Totality will occur from 11:30pm until 1:30am for 103 minutes. 

The peak eclipse time will take place at 12:21am.  

The blood moon will be visible in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand but excluding America.

The last eclipse had taken place on January 31, a super rare blue blood moon that combined three lunar phenomena - supermoon, blue moon and blood moon.

 
This article has been adapted from its original source.

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