partial eclipse of the moon on 17 october

Monday, October 10, 2005

There will occur a Partial Eclipse of the Moon, on Monday the 17th October 2005 AD, (25 Asvina 1927 SAKA Era)

General Visibility :

The beginning of the umbral phase visible in central and western North America, northern Central America, Northern Greenland, the Arctic region, eastern Asia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Wilkes Land and coastal Marie Byrd Land of Antarctica, the North Pacific Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean except eastern part and the eastern Indian Ocean. The ending is visible in western North America, the Arctic region, northern Greenland, Asia except the extreme western part, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Part of Wilkes Land in Antarctica, the North Pacific Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean except eastern part and the eastern Indian Ocean.

Visibility in India :

The beginning of the partial phase of the eclipse will be visible from the eastern parts of India. The ending of the partial phase is visible from all over India except the western parts where the Moon rises after eclipse ends.

The circumstances of the eclipse are as follows :

Phenomena
Time in IST
d
h
m

Eclipse Begins
17
17
04

Middle of the Eclipse*
17
17
33

Eclipse Ends
17
18
03

Duration of the Eclipse = 0h 59m

*Magnitude of the Eclipse = 0.068 (Moon’s Diameter = 1.0)

The Moon enters penumbra at h.15-21 I.S.T.

The Moon leaves penumbra at h. 19-45 I.S.T.



Tables are appended giving the local circumstances for some important places in India where the partial phases of the eclipse are visible.

ECLIPSE , 2005

PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, OCTOBER 17

LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO CERTAIN PLACES IN INDIA

AND NEIGHBOURHOOD
PLACES WHERE BEGINNING OF THE PARTIAL PHASE

AND ENDING OF THE PARTIAL PHASE OF THE ECLIPSE ARE VISIBLE

Place
Partial Eclipse Begins 17h 04.0m (I.S.T.)
Partial Eclipse Ends 18h 02.5m (I.S.T.)
Moon Rise

(Upper Limb) (I.S.T.)

h
m

Agartala
Visible
Visible
16
50

Aizawl
Visible
Visible
16
44

Allahabad
*
Visible
17
27

Amritsar
*
Visible
17
50

Bangalore
*
Visible
17
55

Bhopal
*
Visible
17
47

Bhubaneswar
*
Visible
17
15

Chandigarh
*
Visible
17
42

Chennai
*
Visible
17
44

Darjeeling
Visible
Visible
16
59

Dehra Doon
*
Visible
17
38

Delhi
*
Visible
17
43

Gangtok
Visible
Visible
16
57

Guwahati
Visible
Visible
16
46

Hardwar
*
Visible
17
38

Hyderabad
*
Visible
17
48

Imphal
Visible
Visible
16
38

Itanagar
Visible
Visible
16
37

Jaipur
*
Visible
17
50

Kohima
Visible
Visible
16
36



· Eclipse begins before Moonrise

The beginning of the partial phase of the eclipse is visible from the eastern parts of India. The ending of the partial phase is visible from all over India except the western parts where the moon rises after eclipse ends.

ECLIPSE, 2005

PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, OCTOBER 17

LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO CERTAIN PLACES IN INDIA

AND NEIGHBOURHOOD
PLACES WHERE BEGINNING OF THE PARTIAL PHASE

AND ENDING OF THE PARTIAL PHASE OF THE ECLIPSE ARE VISIBLE
Place
Partial Eclipse Begins 17h 04.0m (I.S.T.)
Partial Eclipse Ends 18h 02.5m (I.S.T.)
Moon Rise

(Upper Limb) (I.S.T.)

h
m

Kolkata
Visible
Visible
17
03

Lucknow
*
Visible
17
29

Nagpur
*
Visible
17
42

Patna
*
Visible
17
13

Pondicherry
*
Visible
17
46

Port Blair
Visible
Visible
16
53

Puri
*
Visible
17
15

Rajamundry
*
Visible
17
35

Ranchi
*
Visible
17
14

Shillong
Visible
Visible
16
46

Simla
*
Visible
17
41

Srinagar
*
Visible
17
47

Thimpu
Visible
Visible
16
53

Trivandrum
*
Visible
18
01

Ujjain
*
Visible
17
54

Varanasi
*
Visible
17
22

Colombo
*
Visible
17
50

Chittagong
Visible
Visible
16
49

Dhaka
Visible
Visible
16
53

Lahore
*
Visible
17
51

Rangoon
Visible
Visible
16
35



· Eclipse begins before Moonrise

The beginning of the partial phase of the eclipse is visible from the eastern parts of India. The ending of the partial phase is visible from all over India except the western parts where the Moon rises after eclipse ends.

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