Longest Lunar Eclipse to take place after 580 years, Know the Date, Timings and other details
Read more to know about the longest lunar eclipse which is going to take place after 580 years.
Many important astronomical events are seen happening during lunar eclipse and solar eclipse. These are very important from the point of view of astrology. The last lunar eclipse of this year is going to fall on 19 November 2021. A lunar eclipse happens when the planet Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon. During the phenomenon, the Earth revolves in between the Sun and Moon and obstruct the sunlight reflected by the Lunar surface. This year, it will be a partial lunar eclipse which will be lasting for about six hours. The last lunar eclipse was the Super Flower Blood Moon which occurred on May 26.
Date and Time of the Lunar Eclipse
As per astrologers, the lunar eclipse will take place on November 19, 2021, at around 11:30 am IST to 05:33 pm IST. If seen, the partial lunar eclipse is going to be visible only in India, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Such an eclipse will happen again after 648 years
In 1440, there was such a long partial lunar eclipse before this. The same, after November 19, 2021, now on February 8 * 2669, such a long lunar eclipse will be seen. This means that after November 19, after 648 years, such an eclipse will be seen again. Due to the longer time of the lunar eclipse, people will be able to take the experience of this celestial event for a long time.
Why will the lunar eclipse last so long?
Astronomers believe that the eclipse that will take place on November 19 will be longer due to the greater distance of the Moon from the Earth, behind such a long lunar eclipse. If the distance between the Earth and the Moon was less, then the duration of this eclipse would also be shorter. After the last lunar eclipse of this year, the next lunar eclipse will happen on November 8 in the year 2022. That is, astronomers will have to wait for 1 year for this. For your information, let us tell you that there are going to be 4 eclipses this year, out of which two are solar eclipses and two are lunar eclipses.
