When is the first lunar eclipse of the year in May? Know the date, whether Sutak will be applied or not, see full details

Chandra Grahan 2023 Date: year 2023 There will be a total of four eclipses. After the solar eclipse on Vaishakh Amavasya, the lunar eclipse is going to happen soon. The first lunar eclipse of the year will take place on Vaishakh Purnima i.e. Buddha Purnima. Scientifically, a lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun. According to the Puranas, when Rahu afflicts the Moon, a lunar eclipse occurs. Sutak period starts before the solar and lunar eclipses. The period of Sutak before the lunar eclipse is considered inauspicious. Let’s know the time of lunar eclipse, when will Sutak period start and where will the first lunar eclipse of the year be visible.

Lunar Eclipse 2023 (Chandra Grahan 2023 Time)

The first lunar eclipse of the year will begin on Friday, May 5, 2023, at 08.45 pm and will end at 1.00 am. This shadow will be a lunar eclipse. This day is also the full moon of Vaishakh month, which is also known as Buddha Purnima. Paramgras time of lunar eclipse is at 10.53 pm. The sutak period of lunar eclipse starts 9 hours before, but the first lunar eclipse of the year will not be visible in India, so its sutak period will not be valid here.

• Duration of penumbra – 04 hours 15 minutes 34 seconds
• Magnitude of penumbral lunar eclipse – 0.95

Where will the first lunar eclipse of the year be seen? (Chandra Grahan in India 2023)

This is a shadow lunar eclipse, that is, due to the shadow of the earth being on the moon only on one side, this eclipse cannot be seen everywhere. The first lunar eclipse of the year will affect Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica, Pacific Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

First penumbral lunar eclipse of the year

When the shadow of the Earth falls on the Moon, it is called a penumbral lunar eclipse. In fact, before the eclipse, the Moon enters the shadow of the Earth, which is called Chandra Malinya, after that the Moon enters the real shadow of the Earth, but many times the Moon enters the shadow and comes out of the cone of the shadow. In such a situation, there is a slight dimness in the light of the moon at the time of penumbra, the color of the moon becomes dull. This shadow is eclipsed by the moon.

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