First total lunar eclipse of 2025 occurs on Thursday, Oman residents will miss due to daytime hours

Muscat : While the eclipse will unfold through its various stages, including penumbral, partial, and total phases, residents of Oman will be unable to witness the phenomenon due to the moon setting before the eclipse begins.

The eclipse will unfold in several phases, with the penumbral eclipse beginning at 7:57 am local time, followed by the partial eclipse at 9:09 am. The total eclipse will occur between 10:26 am and 11:31 am, lasting approximately one hour and five minutes. The entire event, which includes all phases, will last around six hours and three minutes.

According to Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalidi, a member of the Omani Society for Astronomy and Space, the partial eclipse will conclude at 12:47 pm, and the penumbral eclipse will end at 2 pm local time.

However, not all residents in Oman will be able to view the full lunar event. In Muscat Governorate, the moon will set at 5:45 am local time, before the penumbral eclipse begins. Therefore, observers in this region will miss the initial stages of the eclipse.

The lunar eclipse will be visible in regions where it is nighttime, with the best views expected in large parts of Australia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Antarctica. As the eclipse occurs, the Earth’s shadow will block sunlight from reaching the Moon, causing different phases depending on how much of the Moon is obscured.