Lunar Eclipse 2021: Date And Time For Year’s Last And Century’s Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse

The partial lunar eclipse will be visible from North and South America, Australia, and parts of Europe and Asia.

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New Delhi: The Earth’s moon will enter into a partial lunar eclipse on the intervening nights of November 18 and 19, recording the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century. 

According to NASA, the Moon will slip into Earth's shadow for three hours and 28 minutes, and will be visible subject to favourable weather conditions. 

The partial lunar eclipse will be visible anywhere in the world where the Moon appears above the horizon during the eclipse.

A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and the full Moon, but they are not aligned in a straight line. A part of the Moon's visible surface moves into the dark part of the Earth's shadow.

The lunar eclipse on November 18-19, when Earth’s shadow will obscure the Moon, will be the last of 2021. While only three lunar eclipses can occur in a year, the current year has seen two. The previous one took place on May 26.  

According to timeanddate.com, it will be visible from North and South America, Australia, and parts of Europe and Asia. 

The website said this will be a deep partial eclipse — “so deep that it is almost a total eclipse”.

NASA has predicted a total of 228 lunar eclipses in this century.

While the eclipse will not be visible in most parts of India, those who want to see it can catch the celestial event through the live streams to be broadcast around the world. 

NASA and timeanddate.com are slated to live stream the event.