Lunar eclipse Today Time and Duration : Lunar eclipse to feature ‘blood moon’

Full Lunar Eclipse is going to happen on 4th April 2015 which will be visible in India and depends on Weather conditions as per the expert sources. Usually, Lunar Eclipse come about when earth comes in between Sun and natural satellite Moon which produces the  shadow on moon. Director of B M Birla Science Centre,B.G.Sidharth said “It is total if the earth completely blocks the moon, as will happen on April 4, 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.”

actual lunar eclipse blood moon april 4th, 2015

Full Lunar Eclipse ‘Blood Moon’ to Occur Tomorrow

Lunar Eclipse this year brings out a unfavorable news for Hyderabad residents as this celestial spectacle would not be visible in Hyderabad because the moon would not yet have risen during that instance. Usually in Hyderabad it was observed that the Moon rises in the East at 18.32 hours just as the sun would set in the West.  Although people would be able to witness a partially eclipsed moon when it rises. The Celestial spectacle would be visible and continue till 19.15 hours which is going to be the ending time of the Lunar Eclipse. The moon will rise in Hyderabad at 6.32 pm. The eclipse will be completed at 7.15 pm. This will give people in the two states about 32 minutes to watch the eclipse as it concludes. Director B.G.Sidharth of B M Birla Science Centre claimed that “In actual fact, the moon will not be completely blocked out during the eclipse, but it will appear wherever visible with a brownish reddish glow. This is the so-called blood moon. This is because sunlight manages to reach the moon after bending through the earth’s atmosphere.

A lunar eclipse takes place over southern California as seen from the San Gabriel Valley, east of downtown Los Angeles early on April 15, 2014. The entire event was to be visible from North and South America, but sky watchers in northern and and eastern Europe, eastern Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia were out of luck, according to NASA.

Complete Lunar Eclipse is delighting the sky enthusiasts and people across the globe so as to witness total lunar eclipse on April 4, 2015. As said by B.G.Sidharth of B M Birla Science Centre the moon is entirely immersed in the Earth shadow, and can take on a dusky “blood red” colour due to the scattering of sunlight through the edges of Earth`s atmosphere. Timings of total Lunar Eclipse would take place from 3:45:04 pm to 7:15:2 pm (IST) and will be visible in the North East of India on April 4. It would be easier for the people to watch the Lunar Eclipse when he astronomical event will be at its peak at 5:30:30 pm after the earth’s shadow will block the moon completely. Experts predict that brilliant looking of the full lunar eclipse is expected in the North East where dusk falls early in India.

Blood Moon-Full Lunar Eclipse Visibility in Hyderabad

Lunar eclipses look approximately the same all over the world and happen at the same time. The times displayed might be a minute or two off actual times.

Event UTC Time Time in Hyderabad* Visible in Hyderabad
Penumbral Eclipse begins 4 Apr, 09:01 4 Apr, 14:31 No, below horizon
Partial Eclipse begins 4 Apr, 10:15 4 Apr, 15:45 No, below horizon
Full Eclipse begins 4 Apr, 11:57 4 Apr, 17:27 No, below horizon
Maximum Eclipse 4 Apr, 12:00 4 Apr, 17:30 No, below horizon
Full Eclipse ends 4 Apr, 12:02 4 Apr, 17:32 No, below horizon
Partial Eclipse ends 4 Apr, 13:44 4 Apr, 19:14 Yes
Penumbral Eclipse ends 4 Apr, 14:59 4 Apr, 20:29 Yes

* The Moon is below the horizon in Hyderabad some of the time, so that part of the eclipse is not visible.

The celestial event can be briefly witnessed in western North America for a brief period while the sky enthusiasts in the western United States and Canada will be able to see the total eclipse before the moon sets. During the 2014-2015 lunar tetrad between April 2014 and September 2015 this much anticipated rare celestial event happens for the third time. On April 14-15 2014 the first of the four eclipses occurred. Watch the full lunar eclipse in India as the nation would be in a position geographically to witness the spectacular view of the entire lunar eclipse on April 4, given the climate circumstances are good, says a professional.

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