16 June 2011

GO OUT AND WATCH THE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE

The June 15 lunar eclipse will be visible in the Philippines on Thursday, June 16, 2011. The eclipse will start at 1:24 a.m. and end at 7 a.m. But if you don’t have a telescope and you want to really see it, look at the moon at around 2:45 to 3 a.m. And by 4:12 a.m., the lunar eclipse would be total.

Here’s a more detailed summary of the different phases of the lunar eclipse on June 16, 2011 (Philippines):

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