The first lunar eclipse in 2019 in a few hours

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Citizen – Riyadh

In the coming hours, some parts of the kingdom will witness the first lunar eclipse in 2019.
According to the International Center for Astronomy, the moon will rise in the ascending node on January 20 at 22:48 GMT in North and South America and in parts of West Africa and the United States. Europe for one hour and two minutes.
The president of the Jeddah Astronomical Society, the engineer Majid Abu Zahra, announced that most parts of Saudi Arabia would see the lunar eclipse for the first time in 2019, before the sunrise. day, Monday 15 Jumada I 1440, January 21, 2019 (according to the calendar of Umm al-Qura). From the southern region of the kingdom, it is the first eclipse of the two this year.

Abu Zahra said in a statement that in general, this lunar eclipse is essentially a total eclipse that sees all the Earth's stages in North America, South America, East Pacific, West Atlantic, Far Western Europe and Extreme West African. And two minutes (62 minutes), partially seen from Central and East Africa and Asia.

The last lunar eclipse took place last July, when the so-called bloody moon appeared in the skies of many countries of the world.
The world is expected to witness a total solar eclipse on July 2, and this eclipse will be evident in Chile, Argentina and parts of the Pacific.

On July 16 and 17, the moon is partially visible in parts of the Arab region, as well as in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia for two hours and 53 minutes .