Total lunar eclipse on November 8, 2022: When and Where you can watch Blood Moon

After solar eclipse of the year, people will be able to see total lunar eclipse or Chandra Grahan 2022 on Tuesday (November 8). Moon turns copper red during the total lunar eclipse. NASA said that It will be the last Lunar Eclipse for three years as the next one will occur on March 14, 2025. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are precisely aligned and the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow. In other words, the Earth is blocking sunlight from reaching the Moon.

November 2022 lunar eclipse

Date – 8 November 2022
Gamma – 0.2570
Magnitude – 1.3589
Saros cycle – 136 (20 of 72)
Totality – 84 minutes, 58 seconds
Partiality – 219 minutes, 50 seconds
Penumbral – 353 minutes, 51 seconds

The total lunar eclipse will be visible across North and Central America, as well as in Ecuador, Colombia, the western half of Venezuela, and Peru, according to NASA. The Moon will set in Puerto Rico shortly after totality begins. As well as Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand will be able to see the eclipse. Additionally, people in Alaska and Hawaii will have the opportunity to see every stage of the Eclipse. In India, the total Lunar Eclipse will be visible only in the eastern parts, and the partial Eclipse will be visible from most parts of India.

These cities will witness the total Eclipse:

Kohima
Agartala
Guwahati
Kolkata
Bhubaneswar
Siliguri
Patna
Ranchi

These cities will witness the partial Eclipse:

Delhi
Ahmedabad
Bengaluru
Mumbai
Nagpur
Srinagar
Noida
Gurugram
Chandigarh
Hyderabad
Chennai
Surat
Pune
Jaipur
Lucknow
Madurai
Udaipur
And more cities in the West, South, and North parts of India

Partial Lunar Eclipse will start at 02:40 PM and a Full Lunar Eclipse will start at 03:47 PM. The maximum lunar eclipse will be visible at 04:29 pm. The total lunar eclipse ends at 5:11 pm, and the moon sets at 06:19 am. The duration of the total phase will be 1 hour 24 minutes and the partial phase will be 3 hours 38 minutes.

India Time and date

A lunar eclipse in India will start with a moonrise and end with a moonset. 8 November 2022: Lunar eclipse 2022 in India will be visible from 5:32 pm to 6:18 pm.

Beginning of the eclipse: 5.32 pm
End of eclipse – 6.18 pm
Sutak Kaal will start from 9.21 am
End of Sutak kaal: 6.18 pm