(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – There will be two eclipses this month, an annular solar eclipse on October 14th and a partial lunar eclipse on October 28th night said Prof. Chandana Jayaratne, the Head of the Department of Physics and the Director of Astronomy and Space Science Unit, Colombo University.
The annular solar eclipse is viewable from the USA, followed by parts of Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Brazil. However, it will not be visible to Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka Standard Time this solar eclipse begins at 8.34 pm on October 14th in the USA and ends up at 2.25 a.m. on October 15th near Brazil.
Usually, there are two eclipses in a row with a two-week gap. Accordingly, 14 days later, on October 28th night there will be a partial lunar eclipse too, commencing from 11.32 p.m. on Oct 28th and ending up at 3.56 a.m. on Oct. 29th. This lunar eclipse is visible to Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, Much of South America, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, and Antarctica. The partial phase of this eclipse is visible to Sri Lanka on October 29th in the early morning from 1.05 am to 2.23 am with a maximum eclipse at 1.44 am. said Prof. Chandana Jayaratne.
