The Kuwaiti sky will witness a partial eclipse with a full moon on Saturday, October 28, according to the Space Museum at the Sheikh Abdullah Al- Salem Cultural Center. KUNA reported today that the Earth's shadow obscures 6 percent of the moon's disk at its peak, and that this eclipse can be seen in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Western Australia, which indicates that it takes one hour and 17 minutes to complete. Khaled Al-Jamaan, the Center's General Supervisor of Museums and the Space Museum, told KUNA today, Monday. He added that this eclipse is the second and last for this year, noting that the next lunar eclipse will be on September 18, 2024. In his explanation, the eclipse will begin with the penumbra phase and then become an eclipse. The penumbra phase indicates a decline in the moon's illumination without the moon being eclipsed.

This phase begins at 9.01 p.m., then the partial eclipse phase begins at 10.35 pm and its peak is at 11.14 p.m. and ends at 11.52 pm. Al-Jamaan reported that there are three types of eclipse. Total eclipse occurs when the entire moon enters the Earth's shadow area and its disk is eclipsed, leaving the moon completely invisible at night, especially in desert regions. He explained that the second type is a partial eclipse, which occurs when part of the moon enters the Earth’s shadow area, causing part of the moon’s disk to be eclipsed. The third type is a penumbra eclipse, which occurs when the moon enters only the semi-shadow area, and the moonlight becomes dim without being eclipsed. As part of its plan to create an astronomical scientific archive of all astronomical phenomena in Kuwait's skies, the Space Museum plans to document the phenomenon.