Lunar Eclipse 2023 City-Wise Timings: When, Where and How to Watch October Full Moon?

Lunar Eclipse 2023 Today: A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon. This celestial event results in the Moon taking on a reddish hue, often referred to as a blood moon, due to the scattering of sunlight by the Earth’s atmosphere.

Lunar Eclipse 2023 Today: The skywatchers are all excited about the second celestial event of the month. This lunar eclipse or the partial lunar eclipse will be a rare occasion, just after 14 days of the solar eclipse, Indians can witness the magnificent planetary movement at midnight. The partial lunar eclipse is expected to grace the sky after 2021. 

When To Watch The Partial Lunar Eclipse?

According to Space.com, the last Lunar Eclipse of the year will occur on October 28. People living in India can witness the rare lunar eclipse in the early hours of October. The eclipse will last for one hour and nineteen minutes. On October 29, the eclipse’s umbral phase will begin at 01:05 IST and terminate at 02:24 IST, according to the Ministry of Science’s official announcement.

Where To Watch The Chandragrahan 2023?

The partial lunar eclipse today will be seen globally. According to Time and Date, it will be majorly visible from Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, North/East South America, the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic and Antarctica.

City-Wise Timings For Lunar Eclipse in India

According to Drikpanchang, the sutak kaal or the inauspicious span before the lunar eclipse will last for 9 hours, or 3 prahars (Sanskrit word for three hours). It will begin at 02:52 PM IST on October 28, 2023, and will end around 02:22 AM IST on October 29. 

The table below is about lunar eclipse timing in different cities of India: