The first total lunar eclipse of 2015 would be visible in its entirety on Saturday from some parts of the eastern-most region of Arunachal Pradesh, a senior astrophysicist today said.
"Tezu & Roing in Arunachal Pradesh will witness the total lunar eclipse lasting for four minutes 43 seconds just after the moonrise. Places where the moon will be rising during the eclipse will be Dibrugarh, Imphal, Kohima and Port Blair," Director, Research and Academic, MP Birla Institute of Fundamental Research, Dr Debiprosad Duari told PTI.
The rest of India, including Kolkata, will be able to observe varying degrees of partial eclipse starting from the moonrise at their respective geographical positions, he said.
"For Kolkata, the moonrise will be around 5.50 pm and at that time the totality will end but a partial eclipse will be visible. The partial eclipse will end around 7.15 PM," Dr Duari said.
Central and eastern North America and the western half of South America would see the beginning stage of the eclipse before moonset while most of Asia witnesses the later stages after moonrise, the scientist elaborated.
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