Sept 7–8: A Night of Science and Wonder. But will it be the skies will be clear?
SHIMLA: Come Sunday night, the skies will gift India a cosmic spectacle — Chandragrahan, lunar eclipse, visible in its entirety across the country.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, “All phases of the eclipse including totality will be visible throughout India.
The Moon will turn red between 11:00 PM on September 7 and 12:23 AM on September 8, lasting for 1 hour and 23 minutes.”
The event begins at 9:57 PM on September 7, when the Moon enters Earth’s umbral shadow, and ends by 1:27 AM the next day.
For over three hours, the Moon will slowly shift hues before wearing its copper-red cloak at the height of the eclipse.
Scientifically, this glow happens because Earth’s atmosphere filters sunlight — scattering away blues and letting reds pass through to bathe the Moon in fiery tones.
For India, it’s a treat after nearly two years, the last visible eclipse being a partial one in October 2023.
Miss it, and the wait extends till March 2026 for the next total lunar eclipse.
More than science, it’s also a reminder of our place in the cosmos — a moment when myths, culture, and physics collide under one vast sky.
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