The next lunar eclipse observable in hong kong will occur on 24 april , 2005 and it will be a penumbral eclipse 下一次在本港见到的月食将在二零零五年四月二十四日出现，这会是一次半影月食。
The date showed in the table is the time for the " moon enters umbra " or the " moon enters penumbra " 如属月全食或月偏食，标明时间为初亏至复圆如属半影月食，标明时间为半影食始至半影食终
During a penumbral lunar eclipse , only the apparent brightness of the moon will become dimmer but the limb of the moon will not be obscured by the earth s shadow 在半影月食发生期间，月亮将略为转暗，但它的边缘并不会被地球的影子所阻挡。
The so - called " penumbral eclipse " means that the moon only passes through the penumbra partial shadow of the earth s shadow without entering the umbra total shadow 所谓半影月食，指月亮只会进入地球的半影，而不会进入本影。因此，月亮的光度只会略为转暗。
The so - called " penumbral eclipse " means that the moon only passes through the penumbra ( partial shadow ) of the earth s shadow without entering the umbra ( total shadow ) 所谓半影月食，指月亮只会进入地球的半影，而不会进入本影。因此，月亮的光度只会略为转暗。
When the moon totally enters the umbra the full shadow of the earth , it is a total lunar eclipse ; when only part of the moon passes into the umbra , it is a partial lunar eclipse ; as to the penumbral lunar eclipse , it describe a phenomenon when the moon only enters the penumbra the partial or incomplete shadow of the earth 当月球只有部份进入地球的本影时，便会出现月偏食而当整个月球进入地球的本影内时，便会出现月全食至于半影月食，是指月球只是掠过地球的半影区，造成月面的光度极轻微减弱，很难用肉眼发觉有甚么分别，因此不为人所注意。
