All of this partial lunar eclipse is visible from eastern Africa, India and central Asia, but only the latter half can be observed from the UK. From the UK, the Moon rises at around 18:45 UT, with its northern edge already immersed in the Earth's umbral shadow. Greatest umbral coverage of the Moon occurs at 18:51 UT with the Moon just above the eastern horizon. The Moon is around a palm's width above the horizon by the time the Moon pulls clear of the umbra at 19:38 UT. As the Moon leaves the fainter penumbra, an ill-defined lunar shading may be seen; by 21h UT the Moon has exited the penumbra. Observations, drawings and images of the eclipse are welcomed by the SPA Lunar Section.
The following lunar eclipse -- a total eclipse, visible from the UK -- takes place on 3 March 2007, mid-eclipse at 23:20 UT.
