A total lunar eclipse will be visible on Pakistan on the night of September 7 (Sunday), according to the Commission for the Research of Space and the Superior Environment (Supparco).
According to Supparco, a lunar eclipse occurs when the earth comes directly between the sun and the moon, throwing its shadow through the lunar surface. Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are completely safe to observe with the naked eye, binocular or telescopes.
In a press release on Saturday, the space agency said the eclipse will be visible in Asia, Africa and parts of Europe, with clear visibility in most Pakistan’s regions if the weather allows.
“The event will begin at 8:30 pm and will reach its maximum at 11:57 pm,” said the press release, stating that the eclipse will conclude at 1:55 am
“This is a great opportunity for people, especially students and astronomy enthusiasts, connect with science and explore the wonders of our universe,” said a spokesman for Supparco.
Sunday’s eclipse is also known as a “blood moon”, due to its red tone during the event. When the sun, the earth and the moon are aligned, the shadow emitted by the planet on its satellite makes it look like a mysterious and intense red color that has amazed humans during millennia.
The moon appears red during lunar eclipses because the only sunlight that reaches it is “reflected and dispersed through the atmosphere of the earth,” said Ryan Milligan, astrophysicist at the University of the Queen of the Ireland of the North Belfast.
The last total lunar eclipse was in March of this year, while the previous one was in 2022. A weirdo rare solar eclipse, when the moon blocks the sunlight, will be visible in a European splinter on August 12, 2026.
