November 8, there will be total Lunar Eclipse

This will be the last for the next three years. After this, the next lunar eclipse will occur in March 2025

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In India,the eclipse will begin at 2.39 pm IST on November 8

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The total eclipse will begin at 3.46 pm IST and end at 5.12 PM IST

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The partial phase of the eclipse will end at 6.19 PM IST

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How does a lunar eclipse happen?

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A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow

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This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are exactly or very closely aligned with Earth between the other two

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This can happen only on the night of a full moon when the Moon is near either lunar node

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