{"id":50297,"date":"2018-07-22T16:40:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T16:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/jeddah\/en\/lifestyle\/food\/the-longest-lunar-eclipse-of-the-21st-century-will-be-visible-across-saudi-this-friday\/"},"modified":"2018-07-22T16:40:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T16:40:55","slug":"the-longest-lunar-eclipse-of-the-21st-century-will-be-visible-across-saudi-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/jeddah\/en\/news\/the-longest-lunar-eclipse-of-the-21st-century-will-be-visible-across-saudi-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Longest Lunar Eclipse Of The 21st Century Will Be Visible Across Saudi This Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saudi residents heads-up, look out for this moon this Friday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/saudigazette.com.sa\/article\/539514\/SAUDI-ARABIA\/Saudi-Arabia-to-witness-21st-centurys-longest-total-lunar-eclipse-on-Friday\">Saudi Gazette,<\/a> <\/em>residents of Saudi Arabia will witness a total lunar eclipse on the 27<sup>th<\/sup> of July.<\/p>\n<p>A total lunar eclipse basically occurs when the Earth completely blocks direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.<\/p>\n<h3>It will be the second lunar eclipse of the year, but what makes this one special is that it will be the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century.<\/h3>\n<p>And, that\u2019s not it, it will also be the first central lunar eclipse since 2011.<\/p>\n<h3>In Riyadh and Jeddah, the total lunar eclipse is expected to begin at 10:30 p.m. and is expected to go on post-midnight till 12:13 a.m. on Saturday.<\/h3>\n<p>This will also be the last total lunar eclipse of the year with the next one expected to take place on the 21<sup>st<\/sup> January 2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saudi residents heads-up, look out for this moon this Friday. 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