Weather of Arabia - The sky of many countries of the world is expected to witness a total and partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday, November 8, and there are many questions about the effect of this eclipse on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and whether the Saudis will be able to monitor the event or not.
And about that, astronomical calculations indicate that a lunar eclipse will not be visible in the sky of the Kingdom, except for a slight dip that is barely noticeable in the moon’s illumination in the eastern region, specifically the coasts of the Arabian Gulf, for a period of time not exceeding 4 minutes, in what is known as a “ semi-shadow or eclipse ” The False is located in the semi-shadow region of the lunar eclipse.
Astronomical calculations indicate that the moon will rise at exactly 4:52 (local time), a semi-eclipse or false eclipse occurs at 4:54 pm, so that the moonlight weakens and lasts about 4 minutes.
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