Partial lunar eclipse to be observed today, Wednesday

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The partial eclipse of the moon can be observed with the naked eye on Wednesday morning

In good weather, a partial lunar eclipse can be seen on Wednesday morning. During this eclipse, the moon enters eight and a half percent of the Earth’s shadow.

A partial lunar eclipse can be observed, weather permitting, on Wednesday (September 18) in the early morning hours. During it, according to the Vienna Astronomy Association (WAA), our Earth’s satellite will enter eight and a half percent of the Earth’s umbra—a comparatively “less spectacular” celestial event. At the time of the largest eclipse at 4.44 a.m. CEST, a striking dent in the full moon can be seen at its upper right edge.

Less spectacular partial lunar eclipse on Wednesday morning
The moon is already low in the west-southwest at this time. The partial eclipse of the moon can be seen with the naked eye from around 3.39 a.m. CEST. The first contact with the Earth’s umbra takes place at 4.13 am CEST. The maximum is reached at 4.44 am CEST. The last contact with the Earth’s umbra occurs at 5.16 am CEST. The previous phases of the eclipse will occur at dawn. The partial eclipse of the moon can still be seen with the naked eye until 5.50 a.m. CEST, Alexander Pikhard from the WAA told APA. As the event is taking place in the early hours of the morning on a weekday, the working group is not organizing any public observations.

The next visible lunar eclipse in Vienna on March 14, 2025
Lunar eclipses only occur when the moon is full. The sun, earth, and moon are aligned, and the earth’s satellite moves through the earth’s umbra or penumbra. The moon can be completely (total lunar eclipse) or only partially (partial lunar eclipse) immersed in this shadow.

The next visible lunar eclipse in Vienna will take place on March 14, 2025, but the moon will set early in the course of this—another total – lunar eclipse. There are better prospects of a total lunar eclipse on September 7, 2025, when, according to the WAA, the complete eclipse of the moon will be at least partially visible here. A partial lunar eclipse will then be visible in our latitudes on January 12, 2028, and a total lunar eclipse will only be visible for the most part on December 31, 2028. A total, full-length lunar eclipse is not expected until December 20, 2029.