partial Lunar Eclipse on the 16 of AUG 2008

Full Moon falls on Sunday 17 August, Sri Lankans celebrated Nikini Full Moon Poya on Saturday 16 August. The Full Moon falls with a partial eclipse starting around mid-night on Saturday.
This partial Lunar Eclipse could be see in some parts of South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.That was second lunar eclipse for the year 2008, the earlier event was on the FEB 20 2008 which was a total eclipse. The next lunar eclipse will be a penumbral eclipse occurring on February 9, 2009, while the next total lunar eclipse will occur on December 21, 2010