Total lunar eclipse: see all the information below

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 on Sunday night and can be followed from several points in the Balearic Islands. However, the weather forecast should be taken into account, as the day may be marked by suspended pulses and clouds.

The chronology of this phenomenon is that the Moon will rise eclipsed over the eastern horizon, and the maximum eclipse will be at 8:15 p.m. Until around 9:00 p.m., the Moon will maintain its reddish hue, known as the Blood Moon. The remainder of the eclipse will then continue in a partial, 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 Balearic Islands until 2028. Observing this eclipse is risk-free, so it can be viewed without any type of protection.

Places to watch 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 a phenomenon popularly known as the "blood moon."