Lunar Eclipse 2023: On rare occasions, the month of October will witness the second eclipse on October 29. This lunar eclipse will occur just 14 days after the October 14 solar eclipse.
What is lunar eclipse?
According to NASA, lunar eclipses occur during the full moon phase. When the Earth is directly between the moon and the sun, the Earth’s shadow falls on the moon’s surface, darkening it and sometimes turning the moon’s surface a striking red over the course of a few hours. Each lunar eclipse is visible from half of the Earth.
What is a partial lunar eclipse?
The partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the full moon and the sun.
Date of partial lunar eclipse:
According to the official publication of the Ministry of Science, a partial lunar eclipse will occur on October 28-29, 2023 (6-7 Kartika, 1945 Saka era). Although the Moon enters the penumbra at midnight on October 28, the umbra phase begins in the early hour of October 29.
Will a partial lunar eclipse be visible in India?
Eclipse will be visible in the region that includes the western Pacific Ocean, Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa, eastern South America, northeastern North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the southern Pacific Ocean, according to the PIB release . The partial lunar eclipse will be visible from all places in India around midnight. The umbral phase of the solar eclipse begins at 1 a.m. 05 min IST on October 29 and ends at 02:24 IST. The duration of the Eclipse will be 1 hour and 19 minutes with a very small magnitude of 0.126.
When will the next lunar eclipse be?
According to the PIB statement, the next lunar eclipse will be a total lunar eclipse, which will be visible from India on September 7, 2025. A total lunar eclipse will occur when the entire moon comes under the shadow of the Earth. India witnessed the last lunar eclipse, a total solar eclipse, on November 8, 2022.
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Updated: Oct 24, 2023 12:24 IST