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Lunar eclipse to end on Sunday
A partial lunar eclipse will be seen all over the world on August 16 and 17.
- WAM
- Published: 00:02 August 10, 2008
Sharjah: A partial lunar eclipse will be seen all over the world on August 16 and 17.
People in the UAE will be able to see the partial eclipse from 22:23pm on August 16. The eclipse will end six hours later at 5:57am on August 17, with the eclipse being at its peak at 1:10 am.
The next lunar eclipse will be on February 9, 2009.
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