Saudi Arabia | The phenomenon of `false eclipse` will be seen in some regions of the Sharqiyah on Tuesday for only 4 minutes! .. details

Written By سنان خلف on 2022/11/06

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - The sky of many countries of the world is expected to witness a total and partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday, November 8, and there are many questions about the effect of this eclipse on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and whether the Saudis will be able to monitor the event or not.

 

Saudi Arabia | Details of the expected lunar eclipse on Tuesday, and will it be seen in the Kingdom?

 

And about that, astronomical calculations indicate that a lunar eclipse will not be visible in the sky of the Kingdom, except for a slight dip that is barely noticeable in the moon’s illumination in the eastern region, specifically the coasts of the Arabian Gulf, for a period of time not exceeding 4 minutes, in what is known as a “ semi-shadow or eclipseThe False is located in the semi-shadow region of the lunar eclipse.

 

 

 

Astronomical calculations indicate that the moon will rise at exactly 4:52 (local time), a semi-eclipse or false eclipse occurs at 4:54 pm, so that the moonlight weakens and lasts about 4 minutes.

 

 

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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