Total lunar eclipse to be visible from Eastern Arunachal
4 April 2015 11:27 PM GMT
The first total lunar eclipse of 2015 would be visible in its entirety tomorrow from some parts of the eastern-most region of Arunachal Pradesh, a senior astrophysicist on Friday said.
“Tezu & Roing in Arunachal Pradesh will witness the total lunar eclipse lasting for four minutes 43 seconds just after the moonrise. Places where the moon will be rising during the eclipse will be Dibrugarh, Imphal, Kohima and Port Blair,” Director, Research and Academic MP Birla Institute of Fundamental Research, MP Birla Planetarium, Dr Debiprosad Duari told a news agency.
The rest of India, including Kolkata, will be able to observe varying degrees of partial eclipse starting from the moonrise at their respective geographical positions, he said.
The lunar eclipse will start at around 3.45pm. The eclipse will be total at 5.27pm and will remain so until 5.32pm. Thereafter, the partial eclipse will last up to 7.14pm, he said.
“Tezu & Roing in Arunachal Pradesh will witness the total lunar eclipse lasting for four minutes 43 seconds just after the moonrise. Places where the moon will be rising during the eclipse will be Dibrugarh, Imphal, Kohima and Port Blair,” Director, Research and Academic MP Birla Institute of Fundamental Research, MP Birla Planetarium, Dr Debiprosad Duari told a news agency.
The rest of India, including Kolkata, will be able to observe varying degrees of partial eclipse starting from the moonrise at their respective geographical positions, he said.
The lunar eclipse will start at around 3.45pm. The eclipse will be total at 5.27pm and will remain so until 5.32pm. Thereafter, the partial eclipse will last up to 7.14pm, he said.
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