- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.