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Lunar Eclipse - Saturday March 3 2007 |
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There will be a Total Lunar Eclipse on Saturday 3 March 2007.
The first of two total lunar eclipses in 2007 is unique, in that it is partly visible from every continent around the world. Click here for a view of the places affected.
Partial Eclipse Begins:
| 21:30:22 GMT
| Total Eclipse Begins:
| 22:44:13 GMT
| Greatest Eclipse:
| 23:20:56 GMT
| Total Eclipse Ends:
| 23:57:37 GMT
| Partial Eclipse Ends:
| 01:11:28 GMT
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The entire event will be visible from Europe, Africa and western Asia. In eastern Asia, moonset occurs during various stages of the eclipse. For example, the Moon sets while in total eclipse from central China and southeast Asia. Western Australia catches part of the initial partial phases but the Moon sets before totality. Observers in eastern North and South America will find the Moon already partially or totality eclipsed at moonrise. From western North America, only the final penumbral phases are visible.
It is Wajib to pray namaz-e-Ayat during the eclipse, preferably between 21:31 and 23:20.
Because it is total eclipse, Qaza is Wajib for those who did not know at the time.
You may access some useful masail related to the performance of Namaz-e-Ayat: http://www.al-islam.org/laws/ayaat.html
As the eclipse is occurring during Ashra-e-Zainabiyya when most Jamaats will be having majalis, they will have to arrange for namaz-e-ayat during their programme.
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