Partial lunar eclipse to grace Israel’s skies tonight

Stargazers across Israel will able to join billions of people across the globe tonight in viewing a partial lunar eclipse as the sun, moon and earth, line up (nearly) perfectly to produce the rare night-sky phenomenon.

A partial lunar eclipse is when the earth moves between the sun and moon and a small part of the moon’s surface is covered by the central darkest part of the earth’s shadow.

While the eclipse will last a total of five and a half hours, in Israel, it will only be visible just under two, beginning at 8.22 p.m. and ending at 10.18 p.m. The maximum point of eclipse will be seen at 9.20 p.m.

Weather forecasts predict clear skies across the county.

A livefeed of the eclipse will be available here.

Such a lunar eclipse always occurs around two weeks before or after a solar eclipse, as will happen on August 21.

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