Pakistanis to witness ‘Blood Moon’ on Sunday night

The upcoming ‘Blood Moon’ will be visible in Pakistan on the night between September 7 and 8, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) announced.

A Blood Moon happens during a total lunar eclipse, when the Earth blocks the Sun’s light and the Moon turns red because of the sunlight bending through the Earth’s atmosphere.

Speaking to Business Recorder digital, PMD Deputy Director (Climate Data Processing Centre) Asif Hussain said the Blood Moon isn’t a scientific term, which is why the term is not mentioned in its press releases. However, he did say the moon will turn reddish during the eclipse.

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According to the Met Office:

• The eclipse will begin on September 7 at 8:28 pm.
• The partial lunar eclipse will start at 9:27 pm.
• The eclipse will reach its peak at 11:12 pm.
• The partial eclipse will end at 12:57 am.
• The total eclipse will conclude on September 8 at 1:55 am.

The duration of the eclipse will be 5 hours and 27 minutes, and it will be visible in Pakistan as well as most parts of the world.

The lunar eclipse will be visible across Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Pacific region, as well as parts of western North America and eastern South America. Countries such as India, Bangladesh, China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia will also witness the eclipse.