While the eclipse will not be visible in India, you can still watch it as NASA will live to stream it on its YouTube channel.
Digital Desk: This year, the first of the two total lunar eclipses will be seen in many
parts of the world on May 15-May 16, while
yet another opportunity for the sky gazers to marvel at the blood moon will be
later this year on November 8, 2022. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the
Earth comes between the Sun and the moon blocking Sun's rays from lighting
up the moon. The entire moon falls within the umbra, the darkest part of
Earth's shadow in a total lunar eclipse. The other types of lunar eclipse are
penumbral lunar eclipse, partial lunar eclipse, and a relatively rare type of
lunar eclipse called a central lunar eclipse.
Will this lunar eclipse be
visible in India?
No, the eclipse will not be seen
in India as per timeanddate.com since the moon is below the horizon during this
eclipse. It will start at 7:02 am IST on May 16 morning and end at 12:20 pm.
While the eclipse will not be
visible in India, you can still watch it as NASA will live to stream it on its YouTube
channel.
According to the NASA website,
the eastern half of the United States and all of South America will have the opportunity
to see every stage of the lunar eclipse. Totality will be visible in much of
Africa, Western Europe, Central and South America, and most North America.
According to timeanddate.com, the
total eclipse will be visible from Rome, New York, Brussels, Guatemala City,
London, Los Angeles, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Havana, Chicago, Johannesburg,
Mexico City, Lagos, Detroit, Madrid, San Francisco, Santiago, Buenos Aires,
Washington DC, Lisbon, among others. At the same time, Ankara, Budapest, Cairo,
Athens and Honolulu are the
cities where the partial eclipse will be visible.
