The skies of the Sultanate of Oman will witness a total lunar eclipse tomorrow, Thursday, March 13, the first of 2025. While this astronomical event will be visible across a significant portion of the globe, residents of Oman will experience limited visibility. According to Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalidi, a member of the Omani Society for Astronomy and Space, the penumbral eclipse will commence at 7:57am local Oman time, followed by the partial eclipse at 9:09am. The total eclipse will begin at 10:26am and conclude at 11:31am, with the partial and penumbral phases ending at 12:47pm and 2pm, respectively. The entire lunar eclipse, encompassing all phases, will last approximately six hours and three minutes. However, it’s important to note that due to the moon reaching its peak in Muscat Governorate at 5:45 a.m., which precedes the commencement of the penumbral eclipse, residents of Oman will not be able to observe the full spectacle. The lunar eclipse, however, will be visible across large areas of Australia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, Antarctica, and North America, where it will be nighttime. A lunar eclipse is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs when the Earth’s shadow obscures the sunlight reflected by the moon, aligning the […]