Total Lunar Eclipse on December 10, 2011
A total lunar eclipse on December 10, 2011, will be the final eclipse of the year. This will be second of two lunar eclipses in 2011.Will the Eclipse be Visible?
The December 10 lunar eclipse will be seen from Alaska, northern Canada, Australia, New Zealand, central Asia and eastern Asia. Viewers in most of North America and Hawaii will see the moon set still in eclipse.Central and eastern Asia is where the eclipse can be best viewed and photographed.
People on the west coast of the United States and Canada will see the beginning of totality just as the moon disappears below the western horizon. Viewers on the east coast will not see the start of the umbral eclipse before moon set.When will the Eclipse Occur?
The eclipse�s total phase lasts for 51 minutes. It starts at at 11:33:36 Universal Time (UT), with totality starting at 14:06:16 UT.The point of the greatest eclipse occurs at 14:31:49 UT. The umbral eclipse magnitude will reach 1.11 at this point.
Totality ends at 14:57:24 UT, and the entire eclipse finally ends at 17:29:57 UT. Chandra Grahan, Total Lunar Eclipse, will take place on December 10, 2011 in India. The Chandra Grahan is a Total lunar eclipse and is visible in India, Dubai, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and United States. The Chandragrahan will be taking place in India between 6:16 PM on December 10 to 9:48 PM on December 10, 2011.
Total Lunar Eclipse - the moon is fully covered - is from 7:36 PM to�8:37 PM on December 10, 2011.
The following map shows the detail view of the Chandra Grahan on December 10, 2011 early morning around the world:
Chandra Grahan and Hindus
Usually during a Chandra Grahan, a fast (Upvaas) is observed by certain communities in Hindu religion. The fast begins about 9 hours before the beginning of Chandra Grahan.
People also take a bath in cold water and chant mantras dedicated to Lord Vishnu or Shiva like the Ashtakshara Mantra or Mrityunjaya Mantra. This is done whenever Surya and Chandra are under the influence of Rahu.
Pregnant women chant the Santana Gopala Mantra.
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