Thursday, June 16, 2011

Total Lunar Eclipse

from Coolbuster.net

A Total Lunar Eclipse will occur on Thursday, June 16, starting at 1:23 AM Philippine Standard Time (PST) and will end at 7:02 AM (PST), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) posted. The eclipse of the moon will be visible in the Philippines provided that the sky is clear.

In Manila, the moon will rise at 6:03 PM on Wednesday, June 15, and will set at 5:38 AM on June 16, the state weather bureau in a press release said. The major phases of the eclipse are as follows:

Penumbral eclipse begins: 1:24 AM
Partial eclipse begins: 2:22 AM
Greatest eclipse: 4:12 AM
Partial eclipse ends: 6:02 AM
Penumbral eclipse ends: 7:00 AM

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