Partial lunar eclipse on Poya day

by Ananda Kannangara

The Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies yesterday said that a partial lunar eclipse will be visible in Sri Lanka on September 7 (Full Moon Poya Day) at 10.12 p.m.

“This will be clearly visible at the time when the moon approaches to the overhead at midnight”, Consultant on Astronomy to the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, Dr. Chandana Jayaratne told the 'Sunday Observer'.

Referring to recent research, Dr. Jayaratne said that the eclipse could be seen from 11.35 p.m. through the naked eye with the moon entering into the Umbra (the dark part of the earth’s shadow) and it will be visible till the moon leaves the Umbra at 1.07 a.m. on September 8.