Jakarta –
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse will occur on March 25 2024. According to a report by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), this phenomenon can be observed directly from several regions in Indonesia.
“Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (GBP) March 25 2024 which can be observed from Indonesia,” said the statement in the BMKG report, seen detikcom, Saturday (23/3/2024).
Where is the location for observing the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 25 2024 in Indonesia?
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Location for observing the March 25 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
According to the BMKG report, only observers in eastern Indonesia can observe the process of the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse from start to finish on March 25 2024. The location is at Papua, West Papua and parts of Maluku.
Observers in other parts of Indonesia will not observe all phases of the eclipse. The locations are in 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. This is because the Moon was still below the horizon when the event occurred.
Meanwhile for other regions around the world, the entire process of the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse can be seen in most of America and Canada. This Penumbral Lunar Eclipse will also not be observable in most of Asia, parts of Australia, most of Russia, parts of Africa and parts of Europe.
The Penumbral Lunar Eclipse process when the Moon rises can be observed in small parts of Asia, parts of Australia, New Zealand and a small part of Russia. The Penumbral Lunar Eclipse process when the Moon sets can be observed in parts of Europe and parts of Africa.
Time of the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Early-End)
The Penumbral Lunar Eclipse process is divided into three phases, namely the eclipse starting phase (beginning), the eclipse peak phase (peak), and the ending eclipse phase (end). Based on data from BMKG, the following are the times of the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse from start to finish:
- The eclipse phase starts (P1) at 11.50 WIT / 12.50 WITA / 13.50 WIT
- The peak phase of the eclipse (Peak) at 14.12 WIT / 15.12 WITA / 16.12 WIT
- The eclipse phase ends (P4) at 16.34 WIT / 17.34 WITA / 18.34 WIT.
The duration of the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 25 2024 from the start of the eclipse phase (P1) to the end of the eclipse phase (P4) is 4 hours 43 minutes 39 seconds.
The phenomenon of the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 25 2024 is the 64th member of the 71 members in the Saros 113 series. The previous lunar eclipse associated with this eclipse was the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of March 14 2006. The upcoming lunar eclipse associated with this lunar eclipse is Penumbral Lunar Eclipse April 5 2042, which will also be observed from Indonesia.
(wia/jbr)