Saturday: Partially 13 percent of the Moon’s disk in Earth’s shadow.
With a partial lunar eclipse this Saturday, the event-poor astronomical year 2023 will reach its climax. The eclipse can be seen in full, with a maximum of 13% of the lunar disk being covered by Earth’s umbra.
These lunar eclipses are only possible during a full moon – because the sun, earth and moon are aligned and Earth’s satellite travels through Earth’s umbra or penumbra. The moon can be completely (total lunar eclipse) or only partially (partial lunar eclipse) immersed in this shadow.
The show begins on Saturday at 9:34 pm (CEST) with the moon entering the Earth’s umbra. The peak is at 10:14 p.m.: During maximum eclipse, 13 percent of the moon’s disk lies in Earth’s umbra, in the lower left corner. Finally, at 10:54 pm, the event ends with the moon emerging from the umbra.
According to the Vienna Working Group for Astronomy, the next lunar eclipse in eastern Austria will occur on March 25, 2024. However, this is a so-called partial penumbral eclipse. This will practically not be visible, says the organization’s home page. However, the partial lunar eclipse can be observed almost completely on September 18, 2024. The next total lunar eclipse, which can be seen in Vienna, will only happen in the next five years – specifically on New Year’s Eve, on December 31 2028.