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In September 2025, the sky is going to be a special astronomical event once again. On the night of 7-8 September, many parts of the world including India will have full lunar eclipse. During this time, the moon will be seen shining in red, which is called blood moon. This view will be exactly the same as the moon has covered a sheet of blood, that is, the color of the moon becomes absolutely bloody red. Which is not scary, but very beautiful and different. This will be the second and last full lunar eclipse of 2025, and the special thing is that it can be seen very well in India. This night will be extremely special for scientists and ski-critics. So let’s know how to see blood moon in India and how the moon color becomes absolutely bloody during this time.
How can you see blood moon in India?
From the night of 7 September to the morning of September 8, a beautiful astronomical phenomenon will be seen in India, which is usually called blood moon. During this time, the Moon will be seen completely dark red for about 82 minutes. This lunar eclipse will last for about 5 hours. According to Indian time (IST), the eclipse will begin on September 7 at 8:58 pm and its end will end at 1:25 am on 8 September. The most special part of the lunar eclipse, that is, the peak time of the blood moon will be from 11:00 pm to 12:22 pm, while the glorious red color of the moon will be seen around 11:41 pm.
This incident will be seen all over India, but where the sky is clean, cloudy and light or air pollution is less, it will be even more spectacular. Especially in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Pune, Chandigarh, the view of blood moon can be clearly seen. This view does not require any special tool to see. You can see it comfortably from the roof of your house, open ground or any high place. It is completely safe and it will be a memorable experience for those who have interest in astronomical phenomena.
How to see blood moon?
1. It is safe to see with blood moon direct eyes, no special glasses are required for this. You can see blood moon direct eyes.
2. If you have binoculars or telescope, then the surface and redness of the moon will be seen more clearly.
3. Use tripod and long exposure for photography during blood moon.
4. To see the proper manner of blood moon, take the weather information in advance, the scene may be spoiled in the event of a cloud or rain.
5. Also, if you do not see blood moon in your area, then see online live streaming, such as YouTube stream of virtual telescope project.
How does the color of the moon become very bloody red during blood moon?
Blood moon is not a magical thing, but it is the result of a scientific process. When the Earth, Sun and Moon fall into a straight line, then the shadow of the earth falls on the moon and a complete lunar eclipse occurs. But the moon is not completely black, but looks red. This is because the Earth’s atmosphere filters the sunlight and lets the rays of red and orange to reach the moon. This process is called relay scattering.
When the sunlight reaches the moon through the Earth’s atmosphere, blue and purple rays are scattered in the atmosphere, red and orange lights are longer and reach the straight moon. Therefore, the moon looks dark red. For this reason, this blood moon is called.
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