A total lunar eclipse that can be seen from the Balearic Islands

PalmThis Sunday, September 7th, a total lunar eclipse will be visible, in which the Earth's shadow will be completely projected onto our satellite. The event will take place Sunday night and can be followed from several locations in the Balearic Islands. However, it's important to keep an eye on the weather forecast, as the day could be marked by suspended clouds and cloud cover.

The chronology of this phenomenon is that the Moon will rise eclipsed by the eastern horizon, and the maximum eclipse will be at 8:15 p.m. Until around 9 p.m., the Moon will maintain the reddish hue, known as a Blood Moon. Then, the rest of the eclipse will continue in a partial and penumbratic phase until approximately 10:55 p.m.

As a curiosity, it is worth noting that this will be the only total lunar eclipse visible from the Islands until 2028. Observing this eclipse does not entail any risk, so it can be viewed without any type of protection.

Places from where to see it

Although the eclipse will be total across almost the entire Peninsula and the Islands, there are certain locations in the Archipelago where observation of the phenomenon may be optimal. Thus, the best places to view the eclipse in Mallorca are the Colomer viewpoint (Formentor), Mount Randa, the Sanctuary of Sant Salvador (Felanitx), and designated spots throughout the Tramuntana mountain range. In Menorca, El Toro and Cavalleria beaches are good places to observe it, and in Ibiza and Formentera, the Vedrà viewpoint (Cala d'Hort), the Falcó headland, and Punta Galera.

Cloudy

For its part, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) warned of widespread cloudiness that will likely make it difficult to view the total lunar eclipse, where the Moon will turn red for a few minutes in the phenomenon popularly known as the "Blood Moon."