Moon set to turn red as rare partial lunar eclipse graces UK skies on Friday

The eclipse will take place in the early hours of Friday and comes just weeks after the UK experienced its most dramatic partial solar eclipse in nearly 30 years.

It will start at around 02:23 BST as the Moon moves into what is called the penumbra, the faint outer part of the Earth's shadow.

The moon will appear to dim slightly - although this will be barely noticeable to most viewers.

The main partial phase of the eclipse will begin at 03:33 as the Moon starts to enter the darkest part of the Earth's shadow - called the umbra.

It will reach its maximum at 05:12, when around 93% of the Moon will be within the darkest shadow.

The partial eclipse ends at 06:51 but this will not be visible in the UK because the moon will have set below the horizon by then.

Exact moonset times vary across the UK - for instance, 06:00 in Lerwick, 06:15 in London and 06:42 in Enniskillen.

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