Chandra Grahan 2026 Date And Time: This year, the first lunar eclipse of the year is going to occur on the full moon day of Phalgun month on March 03. This lunar eclipse will occur in Leo and Purva Phalguni constellation. Which will be visible in India also. Its Sutak period will also be valid in India. Therefore the importance of this lunar eclipse has become even greater.
According to astronomers, when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and its shadow starts falling on the Moon, a lunar eclipse occurs. During this time, when the Moon is completely covered in the shadow of the Earth, the Moon starts appearing red. This is what scientists call blood moon. Let us know where and at what time the blood moon will be visible in India?
Timing of lunar eclipse and Sutak period 2026
Tomorrow the lunar eclipse will begin at 03:20 pm. There will be a complete lunar eclipse from 4:58 pm to 5:32 pm. The lunar eclipse will be visible in India from around 6:20 pm to 6:46 pm. The eclipse will end at 06:46 pm. Its sutak will start at 06:20 in the morning. Which will end with the eclipse.
For how long will the eclipse be visible in India?
According to Indian time, this lunar eclipse will be visible in most cities of India at 06.20 pm. In this way, the eclipse can be visible for about 20 to 25 minutes in different parts of the country. However, in some places the lunar eclipse may be visible a little earlier also. In case of clear sky, blood moon can also be seen at many places. This can be clearly seen in North-East India. Whereas in West and South India only the last part will be visible.
Time of visibility of eclipse in these big cities including Delhi
- Delhi-NCR: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 06:26 pm.
- Prayagrag: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 06:08 pm.
- Kanpur: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 06:14 pm.
- Varanasi: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 06:04 pm.
- Patna: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 05:55 in the evening.
- Ranchi: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 05:55 in the evening.
- Kolkata: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 05:43 in the evening.
- Bhubaneswar: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 05:54 pm.
- Guwahati: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 05:27 pm.
- Chennai: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 06:21 in the evening.
- Bengaluru: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 06:32 pm.
- Hyderabad: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 06:26 pm.
- Itanagar: Here the lunar eclipse will start at 05:07 pm.
At all these places the eclipse will end at 06.46 pm.
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