Bhubaneswar: It’s better to catch the moon’s disappearing act on Tuesday as there won’t be another total lunar eclipse for three years. The last lunar eclipse of 2022 will be visible from the eastern parts and a partial one from most of India.
The beginning phase of the partial and total eclipse, however, will not be visible because both events will begin before the moonrise across the country. The umbra, which is the darkest region of the earth’s shadow on the moon, is expected to commence at 2.39 pm and the total eclipse at 3.46 pm. The total eclipse will end at 5.12 pm and the umbral phase at 6.19 pm. The ending of the eclipse and the umbral phase will be visible in Odisha.
According to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Positional Astronomy Centre in Kolkata, the estimated time of moonrise in Bhubaneswar is 5.06 pm, Cuttack 5.05 pm, Puri 5.07 pm, Sambalpur 5.12 pm and Koraput 5.21 pm.
“The phenomenon will occur at 5.05 pm after sunset in Bhubaneswar and city denizens will be able to witness the total eclipse. Following this, the penumbral eclipse will begin to dim at 5.10 and end at 7.25 pm,” Deputy Director of Pathani Samanta Planetarium Subhendu Pattnaik told Odisha Bytes.
Pattnaik also said that the total lunar eclipse will be visible across Odisha with a maximum of 2 to 3 minutes of time gap.
Duration of the eclipse from moonrise time up to the end of the umbral phase in Bhubaneswar will be 1 hour and 13 minutes, in Cuttack 1 hour and 14 minutes, in Koraput 58 minutes, in Puri 1 hour and 12 minutes and in Sambalpur 1 hour and seven minutes.
Know Eclipse Timings In All Major Cities In India:
Kolkata:
A total lunar eclipse will be visible at 4:55 pm. It will begin at 4.52 pm and end at 7.26 pm, lasting for 2 hours and 34 minutes.
Delhi:
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible at 5.31 pm with 66 per cent obscuration of the moon. It will begin at 5.28 pm and end at 7.26 pm, lasting for 1 hour and 58 minutes.
Mumbai:
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible at 6.04 pm with a 14 per cent obscuration of the moon. It will begin at 6.01 pm and end at 7:.6 pm, lasting for 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Bengaluru:
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible at 5.57 pm with 23 per cent obscuration of the moon. It will begin at 5.49 pm and end at 7.26 pm, lasting for 1 hour and 36 minutes.
Nagpur:
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible at 5.35 pm with 60 per cent obscuration of the moon. It will begin at 5.32 pm and end at 7.26 pm, lasting for 1 hour and 54 minutes.
Kohima:
A total lunar eclipse will be visible at 4.29 pm. It will begin at 4.23 pm and end at 7.26 pm, lasting for 3 hours and 02 minutes.
Agartala:
A total lunar eclipse will be visible at 4.43 pm. It will begin at 4.38 pm and end at 7.26 pm, lasting for 2 hours and 47 minutes.
Guwahati:
A total lunar eclipse will be visible at 4.36 pm. It will begin at 4.32 pm and end at 7.26 pm, lasting for 2 hours and 53 minutes.
Siliguri:
A total lunar eclipse will be visible at 4.49 pm. It will last for 2 hours and 41 minutes.
Patna:
The total Lunar Eclipse in Patna will be visible at 05.06 pm, lasting for about 2 hours and 26 minutes.
Noida:
Partial lunar eclipse will be visible at 5.30 pm. It will end at 7.26 pm, lasting for 1 hour and 59 minutes.
Gurugram:
Partial lunar eclipse will be visible at 5.33 pm.
Chandigarh:
Partial lunar eclipse will be visible at 5.30 pm. It will last for 1 hour and 59 minutes.
Hyderabad:
Partial lunar eclipse will be visible at 5.43 pm. It will last for 1 hour and 46 minutes.
Chennai:
Partial lunar eclipse will be visible at 5.42 pm. It will last for 1 hour and 48 minutes.
Srinagar:
Partial lunar eclipse will be visible at 5.31 pm with 66 per cent obscuration of the moon.
Except for clear skies and a pair of eyes, sky gazers don’t need any special equipment to observe the lunar eclipse, one of the easy-to-watch astronomical events, although binoculars or a telescope will enhance the view and the red colour.
This is the second total lunar eclipse this year, the first one was in May. Another such astronomical event won’t be until 2025. The next lunar eclipse, though a partial one, will be visible in India on October 28, 2023.
