Partial lunar eclipse visible this evening

The eclipse will begin to be visible in France around sunset, and will progress from 19h23 to 21h18. To see the eclipse, spectators are advised to turn their backs to the setting sun and look towards the east-southeast horizon.

The shaded area will be 25% of the surface of the moon, meaning this is a partial eclipse. With these types of eclipse, a portion of the Moon passes through Earth’s umbral shadow. They are easy to see with the naked eye.

This partial eclipse will be visible from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, according to NASA.

In the 5000 years from 2000 BCE through 3000 CE, there will be 7,718 partial and total eclipses of the Moon. This averages out to about one and a half eclipses each year, although the number of lunar eclipses in a single year can range from zero to three.

The last time that three total lunar eclipses occurred in one calendar year was in 1982. Partial eclipses slightly outnumber total eclipses by seven to six.

Another related eclipse will occur on August 21, but that one will only be visible from the United States.

The last visible full lunar eclipse seen in France was in December 2011.