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Since 2022, the longest total lunar eclipse from India will appear on the night of 7 and 8 September, astronomers said. They added that this was the first time since July 27, 2018, that from all parts of the country there would be an observable total lunar eclipse.
“You will have to wait until 31 December 2028 for others,” said Divya Oberoi, chairwoman of the Public Committee for Education and Education (PoC) of the Indian Astronomical Society and Associate Professor at the National Center for Radio Astrophysics in Pune.
The eclipse is rare and there are no full or new moon, because the orbit of the moon is in favor of about 5 degrees in the Earth’s orbit around the Sun, Oberoi explained.
The lunar eclipse occurs when the ground comes between the sun and the moon and throws its shadow on the lunar surface.
The eclipse of Penumbral will begin on September 7 at 8.58, according to the press notes issued by the POEC.
“The inner dark shadow of the Earth is called umbra and the weak outer shadow is a penumbra. When the moon enters Umbra, we first see a partial eclipse,” Oberoi said.
Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, head of science, communication, public field and educational sections at the Indian Astrophysical Institute, Bengaluru, said that the eclipse of the penumbral – when the moon is covered with a lighter shadow of the Earth – it is difficult to detect with an uninhabited eye and require a telescope or telescope.
Unlike the solar eclipse, observation of the total eclipse of the moon does not require special equipment and is safe with the naked eye, binoculars or binoculars, Mohan noted. Partial phase can be observed from 21:57 o’clock on September.
“The moon turns the striking copper red when it is fully inside Umbra,” explained BS Shylaja, former director of Jawaharlal Nezru Planetarium. “This is because the red sunlight passes through the thin atmosphere of the Earth and illuminates the moon, while the blue part of the light differs in the daytime sky.”
The exact shade will depend on atmospheric conditions, including dust and smoke levels.
The overall phase of the eclipse is expected to start at 23:01 and is expected to take 82 minutes. The partial phase will end in 1.26 in the morning and the eclipse will end at 2,25 hours 8 September.
Many astronomical institutions, amateur clubs and other organizations organize public monitoring of events, some of which offer living currents eclipse.
Published – 7 September 2025 2:45
