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NEW DELHI: A celestial spectacle awaits sky watchers in India today night when the country witnesses a partial lunar eclipse but cloudy skies in some parts of the country may play a spoilsport for avid sky watchers.
If seen, the spectacular treat will last for about 5 hours.
As this eclipse is taking place in the monsoon season, there is every likelihood of hide and seek play of the celestial spectacle, said Arvind Paranjpye, Director, Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth in course of its orbit around the Sun, comes between the Moon and Sun in such a way that Moon is hidden in the shadow cast by Earth. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in a straight line. Hence lunar eclipse occurs only when there is full moon.
The partial lunar eclipse will be visible from the entire country. Across the world, this eclipse will be visible from most regions of Asia and Europe, Africa, Australia and South America.
The moon will enter penumbra on July 17 at 00:11 AM, while it will exit from penumbra at 05:49 AM. The moon will enter the umbra at 01:31 AM and will come out of the umbra shadow at 04:29 AM, said N Raghunandan Kumar from Planetary Society of India.
The maximum eclipse will be seen on July 17 at 03:00 AM.
The umbral magnitude will be 0.658, while the penumbral magnitude will be 1.729.
The duration of umbral phase will be 2h 58m 45s, while the duration of penumbral phase will be 5h 37m 24s.
Read Also: How to watch the partial lunar eclipse
The last total lunar eclipse took place on January 21, 2019, and the next total lunar eclipse will be visible on May 26, 2021. There will be penumbral eclipses in between though these are not total or partial lunar eclipses.
The next lunar eclipse will occur on January 10, 2020, followed by three more in the same year. However, this will be a penumbral lunar eclipse. The next partial lunar eclipse will be on November 19, 2021.
Read Also: Meenakshi temple to remain closed for 11 hours in view of lunar eclipse
If seen, the spectacular treat will last for about 5 hours.
As this eclipse is taking place in the monsoon season, there is every likelihood of hide and seek play of the celestial spectacle, said Arvind Paranjpye, Director, Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth in course of its orbit around the Sun, comes between the Moon and Sun in such a way that Moon is hidden in the shadow cast by Earth. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in a straight line. Hence lunar eclipse occurs only when there is full moon.
The partial lunar eclipse will be visible from the entire country. Across the world, this eclipse will be visible from most regions of Asia and Europe, Africa, Australia and South America.
The moon will enter penumbra on July 17 at 00:11 AM, while it will exit from penumbra at 05:49 AM. The moon will enter the umbra at 01:31 AM and will come out of the umbra shadow at 04:29 AM, said N Raghunandan Kumar from Planetary Society of India.
The maximum eclipse will be seen on July 17 at 03:00 AM.
The umbral magnitude will be 0.658, while the penumbral magnitude will be 1.729.
The duration of umbral phase will be 2h 58m 45s, while the duration of penumbral phase will be 5h 37m 24s.
Read Also: How to watch the partial lunar eclipse
The last total lunar eclipse took place on January 21, 2019, and the next total lunar eclipse will be visible on May 26, 2021. There will be penumbral eclipses in between though these are not total or partial lunar eclipses.
The next lunar eclipse will occur on January 10, 2020, followed by three more in the same year. However, this will be a penumbral lunar eclipse. The next partial lunar eclipse will be on November 19, 2021.
Read Also: Meenakshi temple to remain closed for 11 hours in view of lunar eclipse
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