Rare celestial event: Partial lunar eclipse on Nov 19
As partial lunar eclipses go, the longest of them all in 580 years will be visiting us on November 19.
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The Nov. 18/19 lunar eclipse will *almost* be a total eclipse: a tiny sliver of the Moon will stay illuminated by the Sun. Earth’s shadow will turn the rest a deep red.
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Sadly, only a small fraction of India will be able to witness this rare celestial event from a few areas in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
It will be a becoming phenomenon with the moon showing up in the sky as a blood red satellite with the Earth partially eclipsing it.
The eclipse will start at 12.48 pm and end at 4.17 pm, India time.
The duration of the eclipse will be 3 hours 28 minutes and 24 seconds.
The last time a partial lunar eclipse of such length occurred was on February 18, 1440.
The next episode is scheduled to occur after 648 years, on February 8, 2669.
The maximum partial eclipse will be visible at 2.34 pm as 97% of the moon will be covered by the Earth’s shadow.
The moon is likely to appear blood-red in colour, which happens when the red beams of the sunlight pass through the Earth’s atmosphere and get least deflected and fall on the moon.
The partial Lunar eclipse will be visible from North America, South America, eastern Asia, Australia and the Pacific region in its full glory.