Lunar eclipse on April 4 (Saturday)
2 April 2015 5:26 AM IST
There will be a lunar eclipse on April 4, which would be visible from all over India, depending on weather conditions, an expert said here on Tuesday. A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth comes in between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon.“It is total if the earth completely blocks the moon, as will happen on April 4,” B M Birla Science Centre director
B G Sidharth said here.“The first contact with the ‘umbra’ or the beginning of the eclipse is at 15.47 hours. The full lunar eclipse would begin at about 17.30 hours. The total eclipse would begin to end at 17.32 hours,” he said in a statement.
B G Sidharth said here.“The first contact with the ‘umbra’ or the beginning of the eclipse is at 15.47 hours. The full lunar eclipse would begin at about 17.30 hours. The total eclipse would begin to end at 17.32 hours,” he said in a statement.
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