Tomorrow, Saturday, the last one will take place. lunar eclipse from 2023 which will be partial and can be seen from five continents: Asia, Oceania, Europe, Africa and Eastern America; In Spain the optimal time to see it will be 10:14 p.m. on the peninsula, 9:14 p.m. in the Canary Islands.
The complete eclipse will last 4 hours and 18 minutes, although the partial phase is most visible in Spain will last 1 hour and 18 minutes: It will begin at 9:35 p.m. official peninsular time and end at 10:53 p.m. (one hour less in the Canary Islands), according to the National Astronomical Observatory (OAN).
During those minutes, The Earth will be placed between Moon and the Sunaligned or about to be aligned, preventing part of the star’s light from reaching its satellite.
“modest” eclipse
Tomorrow’s lunar eclipse will be “modest” (magnitude 0.12) since “Only a small darkened notch will be seen at the southern end of the Moon, the degree of obscuration will be very low”OAN astronomer Miguel Querejeta explained to EFE.
Scientists calculate that Only 6% of the Moon will be covered by the Earth’s umbra.
The moment of greatest occultation of the eclipse, in which the Moon will be at the closest point to the center of the Earth’s umbra, will occur at 10:14 p.m. in Spain time, 9:14 p.m. in the Canary Islands.
The rest of the satellite will be completely illuminated, since lunar eclipses can only occur at times of a full Moon.
Risk free
Unlike solar eclipses, Lunar eclipses can be observed without any risk.
The eclipse that will take place tomorrow, in particular, can be enjoyed with the naked eye, although it will be better seen in places with uncovered skies and without light pollution. Both the use of binoculars and telescopes will allow you to see it in more detail.