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Ammon News - A partial lunar eclipse will be visible across Jordan and the Arab world on Wednesday, September 18, marking the final lunar eclipse of the year, according to astronomer Imad Mujahed, a fellow of the British Astronomical Association.

In a statement to the Jordan News Agency (Petra), Mujahed explained that the eclipse will begin at 5:13 AM, with Earth's shadow gradually covering the eastern edge of the moon.

The eclipse will peak at 5:45 AM, when approximately 8% of the moon's disk will be obscured. The eclipse will conclude at 6:16 AM. The phenomenon will be visible across parts of Western Asia, the Arabian Gulf, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa.

Mujahed noted that the early stages of the eclipse will be seen in the Arabian Gulf and parts of Western Asia, while the eclipse will be visible at moonset in the Middle East, Eastern Africa, and Europe.

The entire eclipse will be observable from Western Africa, Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, and South America, while the final phases will be visible at moonrise in North America and Canada.

He further detailed that the partial eclipse will last for one hour, two minutes, and 47 seconds.

Describing the event as a beautiful natural phenomenon, Mujahed explained that lunar eclipses occur when the moon passes through Earth's shadow. This only happens when the moon is full and Earth is aligned between the sun and the moon.

Lunar eclipses can either be partial, where part of the moon is obscured by Earth's shadow, or total, where the entire moon is covered and turns a reddish-black hue.