Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The night sky in the month of Ramadan this time will be decorated by a penumbral lunar eclipse. This phenomenon will occur on Monday (25/3/2024).
This eclipse is one of four eclipses that will occur throughout 2024. The Penumbral Lunar Eclipse is also one that will be visible in the Indonesian sky, apart from the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8 2024.
The other two eclipses will not be visible from Indonesia. Namely the Partial Lunar Eclipse (GBS) 18 September 2024 and 2 October 2024 during the Ring Solar Eclipse (GMC).
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Later, the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse will take 4 hours 43 minutes 39 seconds. This consists of the Eclipse stages starting (P1) until the Eclipse ends (P4).
The following is information about the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse from BMKG, summarized on Wednesday (20/3/2024):
Eclipse Process Schedule
Eclipse starts (P1): 11.50.58 WIT or 12.50.58 WITA or 13.50.58 WIT and 04.50.58 UT
Eclipse Peak (Peak): 14.12.48 WIT or 15.12.48 WITA or 16.12.48 WIT and 07.12.48 UT
Eclipse ends (P4): 16.34.38 WIT or 17.34.38 WITA or 18.34.38 WIT and 09.34.38 UT
Location
The lunar eclipse will not be able to be enjoyed by all Indonesian people. BMKG divides two locations that can and cannot enjoy the Lunar Eclipse.
The regions that ‘can enjoy all lunar eclipse processes’ are Papua, West Papua and parts of Maluku.
Areas where you cannot observe all phases of the eclipse are because the Moon is below the horizon. The area is around Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi and parts of Maluku.
Namely starting from North Maluku, parts of Maluku, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, NTT, NTB, Bali, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, East Java, Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, West Java, DKI Jakarta, Banten, Lampung, South Sumatra, Bengkulu, Bangka Belitung, Jambi, West Sumatra, Riau, Riau Islands, North Sumatra and Aceh.
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