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Al-Asfour: Global deep partial lunar eclipse this week; Bahrain sees penumbral phase
The article discusses the developments of the upcoming partial lunar eclipse expected to occur at the end of August 2026. Astronomer Muhammad Rida Al-Asfour explained that it will be visible across a wide areas of the world, with its peak reaching a 93% coverage of the moon's disk, making it a deep partial eclipse close to a total eclipse. He indicated that the eclipse phases will last approximately 5 hours and 38 minutes, with the possibility of observing the eclipse in specific regions of Saudi Arabia, especially Mecca and Medina, while it will be more widely visible in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. He also emphasized the importance of precisely knowing the timings of the eclipse phases to perform the eclipse prayer, which is enacted during the occurrence of a partial or total eclipse, not merely when the moon enters the penumbra.
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