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on the morning of May 16, and the moon will return to its full brilliance. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, The ending, until next time The eclipse will end when the Earth’s umbra finally leaves the lunar surface at 1:55 a.m. Leigh Morgan, al, The penumbral eclipse, when the moon is completely immersed in the penumbral cone of the Earth without touching the umbra, the inner part of Earth's shadow, is expected to begin Sunday just after 9:30 p.m. Umbraphile A solar-eclipse aficionado a person who will do almost anything, and travel almost anywhere, to see. An observer standing in the umbra sees a total solar eclipse. Within the umbra, the Moon appears larger than the Sun. when the first hint of the Earth’s darker shadow, called the umbra, appears on the disc of the moon.ĭean Regas, The Enquirer, As the moon exits Earth’s umbra, the red color fades. Umbra: The darkest part of the Moon’s shadow, within which the entirety of the Suns bright face is blocked. Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN, The excitement will begin at precisely 10:27 p.m. Katie Hunt, Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN, When the moon passes through the darkest part of the Earth's shadow, called the umbra, it's known as a total lunar eclipse, the space agency said. Leada Gore | al, During a full lunar eclipse, the moon passes through the darkest part of the Earth's shadow - the umbra. Leada Gore | al, On Sunday night, the moon will enter the umbra – the inner part of the Earth’s shadow – at 9:28 p.m. Recent Examples on the Web As for timing, on Sunday night, the moon will enter the umbra, the inner part of the Earth’s shadow, at 9:28 p.m.
