PARTIAL PHASE OF LUNAR ECLIPSE WILL BE VISIBLE IN INDIA ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021

(Judicial Quest News Network)

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD):

                  A total eclipse of the Moon will occur on May 26, 2021 (5Jyaistha, 1943 Saka Era). From India, just after moonrise, ending of partial phase of the eclipse will be visible for a short span of time from north eastern parts of India (except Sikkim), some parts of West Bengal, some costal parts of Odisha and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

                  The eclipse will be visible in the region covering South America, North America, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

                  The partial phase of the eclipse will begin at 15h.15m IST. The total phase will begin at 16h39m IST. The total phase will end at16 h 58m IST. The partial phase will end at 18h 23m IST.

                  The next lunar eclipse will be visible from India on November 19,2021. It will be a partiallunar eclipse. The ending of the partial phase of which will be visible for a very short span of time just after moonrise from extreme north eastern parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.

Lunar eclipse occurs on a full moon day when the Earth comes in between the Sunand the Moon and when all the three objects are aligned. A total lunar eclipse will occur when the whole Moon comes under the umbral shadow of the Earth and the partial lunar eclipse occurs when only a part of the Moon comes under the umbral shadow of the Earth.

DURATION OF PARTIAL PHASE OF THE ECLIPSE VISIBLE FROM SOME OF THE PLACES OF INDIA ON MAY 26

PLACES Moon Rise time       ( IST) Duration of ending of the partial phase will be visible after moonrise
  h   m in Minutes
Agartala 18  06 17
Aizawl 17  59 24
Kolkata 18  15 08
Cherrapunji 18  06 17
Cooch Behar 18 18 05
DiamondHarbour 18  15 08
Digha 18  16 07
Guwahati 18  09 14
Imphal 17  56 27
Itanagar 18  02 21
Kohima 17  57 26
Lumding 18  01 22
Malda 18 21 02
North Lakhimpur 18  00 23
Paradeep 18  18 05
Pashighat 17 57 26
Port Blair 17 38 45
Puri 18  21 02
Shillong 18  06 17
Sibsagar 17  58 25
Silchar 18  01 22

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