Rare occurrence can be witnessed by the entire people of Indonesia to the naked eye at around 1:00 pm. Peak lunar eclipse occurred at about 2:00 am until 3:00 pm when the whole moon into a dark and red. After that, the shadow of the moon is slowly leaving the earth to the moon leaves the penumbra at 6:00 pm.
This phenomenon can be witnessed in all regions in Indonesia with the naked eye if the weather is good. In Bandung, a unique phenomenon can also be seen easily despite occasional local clouds and fog. This phenomenon can also be witnessed in the United States, Europe, and Africa.
Lunar eclipse that occurred on that day lasted 5 hours, while a total lunar eclipse occurs during the 1 hour 45 minutes, where the sunlight is reflected to the earth and the moon. According to the data, the eclipse that occurred is one of the longest eclipses that have occurred in Indonesia.
When a lunar eclipse occurred on Thursday (06/16/2011) morning, dozens of pregnant women in Buahbatu, Bandung, West Java does not care about the cold air in the middle of the night, to do the myths that exist in the local customs, the bath when a lunar eclipse occurs .
The process of bathing mass of about 30 pregnant women was initiated during a total lunar eclipse began at about 1:40 pm. When the moon disappears in shadow of the earth, accompanied by dozens of pregnant women Takbir then exit the house, accompanied by their husbands and immediately shared bath place that had been prepared 'by the trust the citizens if there are pregnant women who did not shower during an eclipse of the moon, then later the child is born will experience a defect in the skins.
