Hyderabad: There will be a lunar eclipse on April 4 which would be visible from all over India, depending on weather conditions, said an expert. A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth comes in betweenthe sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon. "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," said B M Birla Science Centre Director B G Sidharth. However, this celestial spectacle would not be visible in Hyderabad because the moon would not yet have risen, said Sidharth.
The moon would rise in the East at 18.32 hours, just as the sun would set in the West. When it rises, it would be seen as a partially eclipsed moon. The partial phase would continue till 19.15 hours, when the eclipse would have ended, he said. "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," added more.
