Lunar eclipse will be visible all over India tonight: It will start at 1.05 pm and end at 2.24 am, As ‘Sutak’ kaal has started, Sharad Purnima festival will not be celebrated today.
The last lunar eclipse of the year is taking place on the intervening night of 28-29 October. This partial lunar eclipse will start at 1.05 pm and the eclipse will end by 2.24 pm.
Sutak starts 9 hours before the lunar eclipse. Due to this, the doors of the temples were closed from 4 pm and Sharad Purnima festival will not be celebrated at night. After the eclipse is over, the temples will be purified on Sunday morning and then the doors will be opened.
This eclipse will last for approximately 1 hour 19 minutes. Around 1.44, 12.6% of the Moon will be seen covered by the Earth’s shadow. When the weather is clear, this astronomical phenomenon can be seen all over India.
Along with India, this eclipse will also be visible in entire Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa, North America. After this, the next lunar eclipse visible in India will take place in the night of 17-18 September in 2024.
Partial lunar eclipse: Its effect on all zodiac signs
When the Earth does not come completely between the Sun and the Moon and the Earth’s shadow falls only on some part of the Moon, this is called partial lunar eclipse. This time the Earth’s shadow will fall on only 12.6% of the Moon.
According to astrology and religious scriptures, the rules of Sutak period are also kept in mind in this eclipse. Such an eclipse affects all zodiac signs.