Lagos, Abuja, other cities set to witness lunar eclipse on Monday, + time

Lagos, Abuja and several other cities in the country are set to witness lunar eclipse beginning in the wee hours of September 28.
According to available information, the lunar eclipse will start at 2:07am.
This will be with a partial eclipse.
The eclipse will be at its maximum beginning from 3:47am.
The maximum eclipse will end at 4:23am.
The recession of the eclipse will end at 5:27am, according to available statistics on www.timeanddate.com.
The National Space Research and Development Agency had earlier said Abuja, Lagos and several other cities and towns across the country would experience a lunar eclipse on September 28.
A statement by the agency’s Deputy Director of Media and Corporate Communications, Dr. Felix Ale, confirmed the expected development.
According to the agency, the lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the earth comes in-between the sun and the moon, and the earth casts its shadow on the moon so that the moon appears reddish.
The statement said: “The lunar eclipse which is also called the blood moon will be observed in some regions around the world.
“Some of the regions seeing at least some parts of the eclipse include, Europe, South-east Asia, Africa, much of North America, much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, and Antarctica.”
The lunar eclipse, Ale said, would be viewed in Nigeria, especially in locations with the absence of cloud cover.
Ale added: “Nigerians are advised not to panic, and to go about their normal activities as it is just an astronomical event which will last for 5 hours 11 minutes.”