Total lunar eclipse Sep 7-8 visible from Asia, Africa, Australia

Skywatchers across much of the Eastern Hemisphere will be treated to a total lunar eclipse, often called a blood moon, on the night of Sunday, September 7 into Monday, September 8, with the Moon passing through Earths shadow and taking on a reddish hue. The event will be visible from wide swaths of Asia, Australia, Africa and parts of Europe, while most of North and South America will be on the daylight side and miss the full spectacle.

Astronomers say the eclipse will unfold over several hours. According to NASA and eclipse trackers such as TimeandDate, the penumbral phase begins at about 15:28 UTC, partial eclipse at about 16:26 UTC, and totality runs roughly from 17:30 to 18:52 UTC, with maximum eclipse near 18:11 UTC. That yields a totality interval of about 82 minutes, one of the longer full-shadow periods in recent years. Those organizations note the entire event, from first penumbral contact to final exit, will last roughly five and a half hours.

Local timing examples include the United Kingdom, where the Moon will rise already in eclipse and the later stages should be visible around 7:30 p.m. British Summer Time, the Met Office and the Royal Observatory Greenwich said....