Partial lunar eclipse on October 28-29. Know timings, visibility and other details

The partial lunar eclipse will be visible from the southwestern side of the sky from New Delhi. (File photo)

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on October 28-29. It will be visible from all places in India around midnight.

Where and how to watch

The lunar eclipse will start at 11.31 pm on October 28 and end at 3.36 am on October 29, according to DD News. This marks the second lunar eclipse of the year following a penumbral eclipse that occurred May 5.

The partial eclipse will be visible in the regions covering the Western Pacific Ocean, Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa, eastern South America, north–eastern North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean.

According to DD News, it will be visible from the southwestern side of the sky from New Delhi. The moon will pass through the Earth's shadow between 01:06 and 02:23 IST.

What is a lunar eclipse?

Lunar eclipse occurs on a full moon day when the Earth positions itself between the Sun and the moon and when all of them are aligned. During the lunar eclipse or “chandra grahan”, the Earth obstructs the Sun’s light from reaching the moon, resulting in a reddish-brown or orange hue.

Celestial events in October

October is a rare month as it witnessed a solar eclipse on October 14 as well. The “surya grahan” last week was an annular solar eclipse, also known as ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse (“annular” means “ring-shaped” in Latin).

According to Press Information Bureau (PIB), the next lunar eclipse will be visible from India on September 7, 2025 and it will be a total lunar eclipse.

The last total lunar eclipse visible from India occurred on November 8, 2022.

Besides this, skygazers can also witness the Orionid meteor shower this month. According to Jake Foster, a Royal Observatory public astronomy officer, the Orionids will peak this year on October 21 (October 22 in India) between midnight and dawn, with a maximum of 25 shooting stars every hour.