The Moon will pass through the northern part of penumbra of the Earth during the penumbral eclipse on Monday, March 25.
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The eclipse will be visible to much of Europe, North and East Asia, North America, South America, the Arctic and Antarctica.
Lunar eclipses occur when Earth positions itself between the sun and the moon and casts a shadow across the surface of the moon. They can only occur during a full moon and make for an interesting skywatching target.
There are three types of lunar eclipses depending on how the sun, Earth and moon are aligned at the time of the event.
Total lunar eclipse: Earth's shadow is cast across the entire lunar surface.
Partial lunar eclipse: During a partial lunar eclipse, only part of the moon enters Earth's shadow, which may look like it is taking a "bite" out of the lunar surface. Earth's shadow will appear dark on the side of the moon facing Earth. How much of a "bite" we see depends on how the sun, Earth and moon align, according to NASA.
Penumbral lunar eclipse: The faint outer part of Earth's shadow is cast across the lunar surface. This type of eclipse is not as dramatic as the other two and can be difficult to see.
The penumbral lunar eclipse on March 25 will be a very slight lunar eclipse in which the moon passes through the outermost edge of the Earth's shadow.
It will be visible from much of Europe, North and East Asia, North America, South America, the Arctic and Antarctica according to TimeandDate.com.
The penumbral eclipse will begin at 12:53 a.m. EDT (0453 GMT), the maximum stage of the eclipse will occur a couple of hours later at 3:12 a.m. EDT (0712 GMT) and the penumbral eclipse will end at 5:32 a.m. EDT (0932 GMT).
The overall duration of the eclipse will be 4 hours and 39 minutes. ■
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