Blood Moon India: Stargazers today expect to witness the blood month or complete lunar eclipse today. Its partial phase began with Guwahati, Ranchi, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad. It is the longest lunar eclipse since 2022, which will be visible throughout India. The overall phase of the lunar eclipse in Delhi began.
It is expected that a stunning phenomenon will occur on the night of 7 and 8 September and represents a rare and captivating display. During the full moon, when the earth comes directly between the sun and the moon, lunar eclipses occur.
Lunar eclipse today
Blood Moon lights up the sky for more than 30 minutes, making it one of the longest and most visible lunar events of the decade. He will probably reach his peak at 23:48 (ist).
“The eclipse will be the peak at 23:48 hours and will take 48 minutes. People can easily watch. It doesn’t hurt your eyes. You can even eat and drink during it. This eclipse cannot be seen only in India, but also in Pakistan and China. Nezru Planetarium, OP Gupta.
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According to the report of PTI Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, the head of science, communication, public reach and education (Scope) at the Indian Astrophysical Institute, explained that the eclipse of the penumbral where the moon passes through the Earth’s lighter shadow, it is hard to announce with the naked eye and to be clearly seen.
He added: “But a partial eclipse in which the Umbralian shadow of the earth covers part of the moon can easily be seen without help.”
“The month will be fully eclipse from 11:01 to 12.23 hours – duration of 82 minutes. The partial phase ends at 1.26 in the morning and the eclipse closes September 2,25,” he said.
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Mohan pointed out that, unlike solar eclipses, monitoring the total lunar eclipse is safe and does not need any special equipment, it can be conveniently monitored with the naked eye, telescope or telescope. The partial phase will be visible from 21:57 on September.
BS Shylaja, former director of Jawaharlal Nezru Planetarium, said, “The moon turns noticeable copper red when it is fully inside Umbra. It happens because red sunlight passes through the thin atmosphere of the Earth and illuminates the moon while the blue part of the light breaks down.”
Superstition chandra grahan
In India, the lunar eclipse is surrounded by various superstitions, with many people delaying eating, drinking or involvement in physical activities due to concerns about “poisoning or negative energy”. Some also believe that the eclipse can be “harmful to pregnant women and their unborn children”.
However, astronomers explain that the lunar eclipse are simply shadow events that have been understood since the aryabhata era and “pose no risk for humans or animals”, reported in the report.
Muhan said, “Unfortunately, some unscientific beliefs led to unfortunate incidents during past eclipses, which emphasizes the need for scientific consciousness. It is absolutely safe to go out and eat while enjoying this spectacular heavenly beam.”
(With the entry from agencies)
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