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Complete Eclipse of Moon Next Thursday in Yemen

  Written By:  ( YEMEN POST STAFF ) 
  Article Date: February 18, 2008 

 

 

Yemeni astronomer Ahmed Muhsen Al-Jubi stated that there will be a complete eclipse of moon next Thursday in Yemen. The 111 percent eclipse is due to last for 25 minutes and 27 seconds and covers west Asia, Africa, Europe, Americas, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

The eclipse will start at 6:25 am Sana'a time and the northern part of moon will be darker. The moon will set down during a complete eclipse on Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq. Al-Jubi added that eclipse will start at 3:48 am at the eastern part and will end at 8:27 am. Though he does not have equipments for observing such phenomena, his expectations always come true.