What time is May 5 lunar eclipse?

By - hinditechnote 5 may 2023

The spectacle will be visible from much of the Eastern Hemisphere

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Just over two weeks after its dark silhouette crossed in front of the sun for parts of the Indian Ocean,

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On May 5, the full moon almost drops completely below the Earth's shadow, in the process sampling only the shadow's outermost part

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called the penumbra — which is not only pale but grades to even paler outward, away from the dark, central part of the shadow, known as the umbra.

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The penumbral lunar eclipse will begin at 11:13 a.m. EDT (1513 GMT) on Friday (May 5) and will peak at 1:24 p.m. EDT (1724 GMT).

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The eclipse will end at 3:31 p.m. EDT (1932 GMT) when the moon emerges from the Earth's shadow

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