August 5, 2017 7:58 PM

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Partial lunar eclipse on Aug 7 night, to be visible from India

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on Monday night and will be visible from across the country. The eclipse will start at around 10.52 p m and will continue till 00.48 am Indian Time. <br/><br/>Director Research and Academic, M P Birla Planetarium, Kolkata Debiprosad Duari said the full moon will enter the Earth's shadow in space and create a spectacular celestial phenomenon, which is commonly known as partial lunar eclipse. This will be the first properly visible lunar eclipse this year . <br/><br/>The partial lunar eclipse this time would be visible from the whole of Asia and Australia and most parts of Europe and Africa. <br/><br/>The next lunar eclipse will be on January 31, 2018 and it will be total. It will also be visible from all parts of the Indian sub-continent Mr. Duari said.

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