The Moon will turn a shade of copper red this Saturday when it will be fully eclipsed by the Earth, whose shadow will blot out all but a tiny bit of refracted solar light.
Star gazers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will have a front-and-center view of the eclipse in a late-night sky, with the zenith occurring at 23:21 GMT.
On the east coast of North America, the Moon will already be eclipsed when it rises at around sunset, while in Asia early risers will get a glimpse of the lunar blackout as the Moon sets.
Total lunar eclipses occur when the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are all in alignment and the Moon travels into the broad cone of shadow cast by the Earth.
The Moon does not become invisible, though, because there is still residual sunlight that is deflected towards it by the Earth’s atmosphere, most of which is light in the red part of the spectrum.
That causes the Moon to appear as a dark colour, usually a coppery red, orange or even brown.
The Earth’s shadow will begin to creep over the Moon – a stage known as the penumbral eclipse – at about 20:18 GMT on Saturday, and will recede entirely some six hours later at 02:23 GMT on Sunday.
The period of total eclipse will be relatively short, lasting from 22:40 to 23:57 GMT, a total of 77 minutes.
Total lunar eclipses normally occur roughly every couple of years, but those who miss the one this weekend will get another chance to see the moon disappear on August 28. The last took place on October 28, 2004.
Total solar eclipses happen when the Moon crosses between the Earth and the Sun.
solar and lunar eclipse are the signs of ALLAH'smanifestations hamein apne gunaahon ki maufi mangno chahiye nad masjid jaa ker ALLAH ka zikar kerna chahiye and yeh qyamat ki alaamaat hain an dhamein apne gunahoon ki maufi mangni chahiye
teelo bhain sorry it was an honest mistake actually yeh qurb-e- qayamat ke nishaani hai here is the hadees
No’maan ibn Bashir (Radhiyallahu unhu) narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam said: The people of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era) used to say that the solar and lunar eclipse takes place upon the death of a great person. (Mishkaat pg. 131 – Qadimi). Rasulullah Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam corrected this misconception and said: Solar and lunar eclipse does not take place upon the life or death of any person, but they (solar and lunar eclipse) are creations from His creation. Allah Ta’ala changes in His creation whatever He wishes. So whichever of the two (sun or moon) eclipse, perform Salaah until it (sun or moon) brightens up, or Allah Ta’ala brings forth a big matter (Qiyaamah). (Ibid.)
When solar or lunar eclipse takes place,
1) It should be regarded as a manifestation of Allah Ta’ala’s power.
2) Ponder upon the Greatness and Majesty of Allah Ta’ala.
3) Fear Qiyaamah (the Day of Judgement) being imminent and make Tauba (repent for one’s sins).
and the sallaat is called salaat-al-kasoof.
If pregnant woman goes out during a full moon or lunar eclipse, her baby will born with a harelip or with the features of a wolf. To prevent this, West adds, the woman should carry a bunch of keys around her waist so that they hang over the baby and deflect the light:eek:
