Total lunar eclipse on November 8

A fortnight after the partial solar eclipse Kolkata as well as other parts of India and the globe will witness a total lunar eclipse on November 8 an eminent astrophysicist saidBesides India and neighbouring Pakistan Afghanistan and parts of Russia residents of other parts of Asia North and South America Australia North Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean will be able to see the celestial event said astrophysicist Debi Prasad DuariThe lunar eclipse in its totality will not be observed from everywhere Duari said adding that the beginning of the partial phase of the eclipse will be seen from some countries of Latin AmericaOn November 8 the partial eclipse of the moon will begin at around 1439 hours IST and will reach its totality phase around 1546 hours The eclipse in terms of the darkness of the moon will be maximum at 1629 hours when the moon will be deep inside the shadow of the earthAlso read CMs of Delhi Punjab and Rajasthan to address rallies in pollbound GujaratThe total eclipse will end at around 1711 hours and ultimately the partial eclipse will end around 1819 hours he saidThe eclipse will be visible from all parts of India from the moonrise time but the beginning phase both the partial and total eclipse will not be visible because both the event begins when the moon is below the horizon everywhere in India Duari saidSome parts of eastern India including Kolkata will experience the total phase of the lunar eclipse whereas in rest of the country people will only be able to see the progression of the partial phase of the eclipse which will end at around 1819 hours he elaboratedIn the city the moon will start rising from the eastern horizon at around 1652 hours and will be completely visible by 1654 hoursSo till 1711 hours it will be total lunar eclipse after which the moon will enter the partial eclipse phase and will become more illuminated as time progresses he saidCities in the eastern part of the country like Kohima Agartala Guwahati will observe the total eclipse earlier than Kolkata because of their positionOnly in Kohima the eclipse at its maximum phase can be observed at around 1629 hours when the moon will cross the darkest part of the earths shadow he saidNew Delhi will experience a partial eclipse from moonrise at around 1731 hours with 66 per cent obscuration of the moon since the total phase of the eclipse has already ended by then at 1711 hours the astrophysicist saidIn Bengaluru the moon will completely rise at 1757 hours with 23 per cent of its disc obscured by the earth shadow while Mumbai will see it at around 1803 hours with only 14 per cent obscurationIn Nagpur the moon will rise around 1732 hours with 60 per cent of the disc obscured at around 1734 hours when the complete moon will be above the horizon for the eclipse to be effectively seen while in Srinagar the eclipsed moon with an obscuration of nearly 66 per cent will rise above the horizon at 1731 hoursUrging people not to look at the full moon for a long period since it may cause some uneasiness and irritation for some Duari explained that a total lunar eclipse takes place when the full moon passes through the shadow region of the earth and for some time it will be eclipsedA lunar eclipse occurs during a full moon night when because of the alignment of the sun earth and the moon almost on the same plane in a straight line During this alignment the moon passes through the shadow region of the earth for some time he saidThe next total lunar eclipse that can be seen from India will occur on September 7 2025 although in October 2023 a minor partial eclipse will be observed from India Duari addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever