Lunar Eclipse 2017: Heavy rains and overcast sky prevented Delhiites from viewing the lunar eclipse on August 7. It was visible in India and all over Asia, Europe, and Africa, according to Nehru Planetarium officials. However, parts of Africa and Asia, including India, will miss the total solar eclipse that is expected to occur on August 21. The penumbral part of the lunar eclipse, which is difficult to discern, was started at 9:20 pm on Monday night August 7, while the partial phase started at 10:52 pm. The partial eclipse ended at 12:48 am while the penumbral eclipse ended at 2:20 am on August 8. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon align in an almost straight line. In this scenario, the Earth blocks some of the Sun’s light from directly reaching the Moon’s surface and covers all or part of the Moon with the outer part of its shadow, also known as the penumbra. <br /><br /> Here are some stunning photos show the partial eclipse in full display, from various locations including India, Pakistan, Switzerland, the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio in the south of Athens, the sky over Frankfurt in Germany, Turkey, France and Africa. In this photo picture taken with long exposure time shows the rising full moon during a partial lunar eclipse (right side) over Frankfurt, Germany. (AP Photo) -
Lunar Eclipse 2017: The rising moon is seen during a partial lunar eclipse behind the chimney stacks of an electric power station in Delimara, outside the village of Marsaxlokk, Malta. (Reuters)
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Lunar Eclipse 2017: The view of the rising moon during a partial lunar eclipse is distorted by hot air rising from a chimney stacks of an electric power station in Delimara, outside the village of Marsaxlokk, Malta, August 7, 2017. (Reuters)
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Lunar Eclipse 2017: The full moon is seen during a partial lunar eclipse above the Bernese Alps, from Bern, in Switzerland. (AP Photo)
Lunar Eclipse 2017: The moon is seen during a partial lunar eclipse is seen in the sky in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Reuters) -
Lunar Eclipse 2017: Temple of Poseidon is seen as a full moon is partially covered by the Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse in Cape Sounion, east of Athens, Greece. (Reuters)
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Lunar Eclipse 2017: The moon is seen during a partial lunar eclipse in Mumbai, India August 7, 2017. (Reuters)
Lunar Eclipse 2017: A partial lunar eclipse is pictured beside a building in Berlin, Germany. (Reuters) -
Lunar Eclipse 2017: A partial lunar eclipse is seen in Nairobi, Kenya, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2017. The Moon will only be slightly covered by the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse.(AP Photo)
Lunar Eclipse 2017: The August moon in seen in a partial lunar eclipse over a ship in Zakynthos island. (AP Photo)
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