The partial lunar Eclipse on 16. July 2019 is seen in Germany as well. All the info about the sky phenomenon, you can find here in the Overview.

Munich – A view towards the sky is always fascinating. Be it during the day, the sun and the clouds, or at night, the stars and the moon. But above all, special sky events such as solar eclipses, shooting stars or lunar eclipses have it done. In the night of the 16th. July 2019 will take place a partial lunar Eclipse, and millions of people to the sky to look.

Partial Eclipse of the moon in July of 2019: Where’s you see?

In contrast to the Eclipse of the sun, which is only in a narrow earth strip that is visible to see a lunar Eclipse from the entire night side of the earth. The partial lunar Eclipse on 16. July 2019 is therefore of Europe, with the exception of Northern Scandinavia, much of Asia, Australia, Africa, South America, observed from Parts of North America and the Antarctic. Only the orientation of the shadow changes with the latitude.

What is a partial Eclipse of the moon is?

A partial lunar Eclipse occurs when the sun, earth and moon move almost in a line. The moon is illuminated by the sun and is therefore in the first place for the people. When it comes to the Eclipse of the moon and pushes the earth between the sun and the moon, causing the core shadow of the earth falls on the moon. In the case of a partial lunar Eclipse part of the moon becomes dark, because where there is no light matters more, the satellite of the earth dark. The Rest of the moon is during a partial Eclipse in the penumbra of the earth.

sun, earth and moon Should be completely positioned in a line, it is called a total lunar Eclipse. This event occurs much less frequently, was admired in Germany, but not until 2018, as the blood moon was in the sky.

+ Thus, a lunar Eclipse occurs. ©dpa

How long is the partial Eclipse of the moon in 2019?

the entire duration of The Eclipse extends over a total of about five hours and 34 minutes, reports timeanddate.de. In this period, the earth moves slowly further and further in front of the sun so that the moon is heading darkness slowly to its peak, and then decreases again.

In this period of time is also involved in the penumbral Eclipse, which is not seen in all places. The partial Eclipse lasts about three hours and is to be seen in Germany shortly after 22 o’clock in the night. The Following are the key times for the lunar Eclipse in July 2019.

schedule of the partial lunar Eclipse on 16. July 2019

stage

CEST*

in Germany

the beginning of the penumbral Eclipse

16. July, 20:43 PM

no, since below the horizon.

the beginning of the partial Eclipse

16. July, 22.01 PM

Yes

Max blackout

16. July, 23.30

Yes

at the end of partial Eclipse

17. July, 00.59 p.m.

Yes

at the end of penumbral Eclipse

17. July, 02.17 PM

Yes

*Central European summer time

when is the next Eclipse of the moon?

A darkness rarely comes alone and that is not happening again. The partial Eclipse of the moon in July is already the second big event in the sky. Before there was the solar Eclipse of 2. July 2019, which was, however, to admire far away from Germany in South America.

for The next half-shadow Eclipse of the moon is on the 10. January 2020 to see the next partial Eclipse of the moon, at 18. November 2021. The next total lunar Eclipse, at 26. May 2021. The will not be visible from Europe, but to. The last partial lunar Eclipse was seen in Europe in August 2017. Only in may were seen in the sky of shooting stars.

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