Why is lunar eclipse 2021 known as blood moon? All you need to know and timings

On Friday, vember 19, 2021, second and final lunar eclipse of year will occur. For first time in 580 years, longest partial lunar eclipse will be visible from regions of rast India shortly after moonrise. "Super Flower Blood Moon," which occurred on May 26, was previous lunar eclipse. eclipse will be visible from western Africa, western Europe, rth America, South America, Asia, Australia, Atlantic Ocean, and Pacific Ocean, according to India Meteorological Department.

Lunar Eclipse 2021? Date & timing for India and United States

• Start time: 12:48 IST
• End time: 16:17 IST

partial lunar eclipse will be visible in California from 10:02 p.m. on vember 18 until 04:03 a.m. on vember 19, 2021. On vember 19, 2021, people in New York and Miami will be able to watch eclipse from 10:02 p.m. to 04:03 a.m. maximum eclipse, sometimes kwn as a "blood moon," will occur between 04:02 and 05:47 p.m. Earth's shadow will cover 97% of Moon at maximum partial eclipse, which will occur at 14:34 IST. On Friday, partial eclipse will last 3 hours, 28 minutes, and 24 seconds, making it longest eclipse in nearly 600 years in twenty-first century. last such long partial eclipse occurred on February 18, 1440, and next one is expected on February 8, 2669.

Why is 2021 lunar eclipse kwn as blood moon? 

Earth's shadow will cover 97% of full moon, hiding majority of sun's light and turning it a dark, rusty red colour. According to Holcomb Observatory at Butler University in Indiana, it will be longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years. almost-total eclipse of Micro Beaver Full Moon is expected to last 3 hours, 28 minutes, and 23 seconds, according to NASA. It will start at 2:19 a.m. EST (7:19 a.m. UTC), peak around 4 a.m. EST (9 a.m. UTC), and end around 5:47 a.m. EST (10:47 a.m. UTC). Micro Beaver Moon is named for fact that it happens just before beaver-trapping season and when moon is closest to Earth. According to NASA, it's termed a blood moon because of reddish tint it takes on during eclipse. red colour is caused by sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere as moon passes into its shadow for several hours.

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