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Dr. Rajendra Prakash Gupta, Superintendent of the prestigious Government Jivaji Observatory of Ujjain, said on Wednesday that this year the series of eclipses will begin with the total solar eclipse on April 20. Gupta told, "This first eclipse of the new year will not be seen in India." He told that the penumbral lunar eclipse that will take place on the intervening night of May 5 and 6 will be visible in India.
New Delhi: During the year 2023, astronomical events of 4 solar eclipses will be seen throughout the year. This year, the movement of the Sun, Earth and Moon will give astronomy lovers around the world four exciting views of eclipses, including a total solar eclipse. However, only two of these astronomical events will be visible in India.
The observatory of Ujjain predicted
Dr. Rajendra Prakash Gupta, Superintendent of the prestigious Government Jivaji Observatory of Ujjain, said on Wednesday that this year the series of eclipses will begin with the total solar eclipse on April 20. Gupta told, "This first eclipse of the new year will not be seen in India." He told that the penumbral lunar eclipse that will take place on the intervening night of May 5 and 6 will be visible in India.
When does the lunar eclipse occur
Significantly, a penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon orbiting the Earth passes through the "penumbra" (the lighter part of the Earth's shadow). At this time the sunlight falling on the moon appears to be partially cut off and the eclipse can be seen as a dim shadow falling on the moon. At this time the sunlight falling on the moon appears to be partially cut off and the eclipse can be seen as a dim shadow falling on the moon. At the time of the penumbral lunar eclipse, the people of the earth can see the full moon of the full moon, but its brightness seems to be lost somewhere.
The only lunar eclipse of the year will not be visible
Gupta told that the astronomers of the country will be deprived of the sight of the only annular solar eclipse of the year as this event will happen on the intervening night of October 14 and 15 according to the Indian Standard Time. He told that the partial lunar eclipse that will take place on the intervening night of October 28 and 29 will be visible in the country and during this astronomical event, 12.6 percent of the moon will be covered. The recently concluded year 2022 witnessed two total lunar eclipses and two partial solar eclipses.
News is originally taken from: https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zee-hindustan/astrology/four-events-of-eclipse-will-be-seen-in-the-year-2023-starting-with-full-solar-eclipse/1514481
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