The total lunar eclipse of 2022 is set to make its mark on Earth this weekend. Dates have been set for May 15 and 16. A total lunar eclipse will be visible in many parts of the world.
According to experts, this is the longest prime-time total lunar eclipse on the west coast of America in this century. He further said that the duration of the total phase would be 1 hour 25 minutes and the duration of the partial phase would be more than two hours.
total moon Assumption Occurs during a full moon when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align in a perfect line.
Total lunar eclipse: what is it
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align, causing the Moon to move into Earth’s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls in the deepest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra.
Total lunar eclipse 2022: Cities where blood moon will be visible
the whole lunar eclipse Visible over most parts of the Southern Hemisphere. While it will not be visible in India, parts of South America, Europe and Middle-East countries will see a glimpse of the moon turning blood red over the weekend. In this eclipse, 99.1% of the Moon’s disk will be inside the Earth’s umbra.
The eclipse will be visible in Rome, Brussels, London, Paris, Havana, Johannesburg, Lagos, Madrid, Madrid, Santiago, Washington DC, New York, Guatemala City, Rio de Janeiro and Chicago. While a total lunar eclipse will be visible in these cities, a partial eclipse will be visible in Ankara, Cairo, Honolulu, Budapest and Athens.
Total Lunar Eclipse 2022: NASA Link
NASA will broadcast the celestial event live. You can set a reminder today and watch it when NASA starts live streaming.
Total Lunar Eclipse 2022: Timing
The total lunar eclipse will begin at 7:02 am (IST) on May 16, with the partial phase starting at 7:57 am as the moon will start entering the Earth’s umbra. At this point, it would seem that the moon is being cut off from the disk. The part of the moon inside the womb will appear very dark.
The overall phase of the eclipse will begin at 8:59 a.m. when the full Moon will be in Earth’s umbra and turn a copper-reddish hue. If you want to take a single photo, use the camera on a tripod with exposures of at least several seconds. Totality will end at 10:23 a.m. as the Moon exits Earth’s umbra, and the red color will fade. The eclipse will end at 12:20 pm.
“A total lunar eclipse is not observed on all full moon nights. This is because during all full moon phases, the Sun-Earth-Moon do not come in a straight line. The reason behind this is because of the Earth’s orbit and the Moon’s orbit.” The orbits are inclined towards each other at an angle of 5 degrees. The two intersection points of these two orbits are called nodes. A lunar eclipse occurs only when the Moon is at or very close to these nodes on a full moon night.” Shilpi Gupta, Scientific Officer, MP Birla Planetarium.