‘Bloody’ Tuesday: Where to watch Total Lunar Eclipse In India & how

• Asia, Australia, America and the Pacific will see a total lunar eclipse on November 8, 2022.
  
• This will be the second lunar eclipse in 2022 and the last of all eclipses in the year.
  
• The world can see the next total lunar eclipse only on March 14, 2025.

The 2022 calendar marked 4 eclipses for the year, two solar and two lunar. On November 8, 2022, the last of these four eclipses and the second lunar eclipse of the year will take place. This time, it is going to be a total lunar eclipse, with the moon taking on a reddish hue. According to NASA, to watch a total lunar eclipse again, we will have to wait for three more years until March 14, 2025. Therefore, sky gazers and astronomy lovers are keen to enjoy the spectacular scene of the upcoming eclipse.

This is eclipse season

Eclipses do not come alone. Usually, there are two eclipses in a row. Sometimes, there can also be three eclipses in a line in the same eclipse season. Usually, a solar eclipse happens two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse. On October 25, 2022, the second and the last solar eclipse of the year took place. In about two weeks after this solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse will occur on November 8, 2022.

From where we can see in India

The Pacific and most parts of North America can see the complete lunar eclipse on November 8, 2022. In India, the total lunar eclipse is visible only from the eastern parts of the country. However, most parts of India will be able to see the partial eclipse. The cities that will see the total lunar eclipse on November 8 include Guwahati, Kohima, Kolkata, Agartala, Siliguri, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, and Patna.

Apart from these cities, most places in the Western, Southern and Northern regions of India can see a partial eclipse. Some of these cities are Delhi-NCR region, Chandigarh, Pune, Bengaluru, Nagpur, Lucknow, Jaipur, Udaipur, Madurai, Chennai, and others.

In India, the starting phase of the eclipse will not be seen from anywhere since the moon will be below the horizon during that time.

Eclipse timings in major cities of India

From Kolkata, a total lunar eclipse will be visible at around 04:55 pm. Lasting for 1 hour and 27 minutes, the eclipse will start at 04:52 pm and end at 06:20 pm in Kolkata.

Delhi will see only a partial lunar eclipse lasting for 50 minutes. The eclipse will begin in Delhi at 05:29 pm and end at 06:09 pm.

From Mumbai, the partial eclipse will start at 06:01 pm and end at 06:19 pm, with a total duration of 18 minutes.

In Chennai, the partial lunar eclipse will last for 40 minutes, starting at 05:39 pm, and reaching the maximum phase at 05:42 pm.

How to watch the lunar eclipse

The lunar eclipse is easily visible to the naked eye and no special equipment is needed to view the lunar eclipse. However, binoculars or telescopes can be used for better viewing.

Considering that the lunar eclipse is only partially visible from most Indian cities, one may also opt for YouTube channels live streaming the lunar eclipse, such as the timeanddate, Lowell Observatory, and The Virtual Telescope Project.