Watch the total eclipse of the Moon this Wednesday
Updated On: 07 October, 2014 07:22 AM IST | | The Guide Team
There will be total eclipse of the moon on October 8, 2014. This is the second and the last lunar eclipse of year 2014

A typical lunar eclipse
There will be total eclipse of the moon on October 8, 2014. This is the second and the last lunar eclipse of year 2014. Only the last stage of the eclipse is visible from India as during most of the eclipse the Moon will be below the horizon. The eclipse will begin at 1.43 pm (IST) when the Moon enters the penumbral shadow of the Earth. The totality of the eclipse begins at 3.54 pm and the eclipse ends at 7.05 pm

A typical lunar eclipse. Representative Pic
The table below gives the exact time of the various stages of the eclipse (all IST).
>> Moon enters penumbra: 13:43:48
>> Moon enters umbra: 14:44:12
>> Start of totality: 15:54:22
>> Maximum eclipse: 16:24:21
>> End of totality: 16:54:17
>> Moon leaves umbra: 18:04:26
>> Moon leaves penumbra: 19:04:57
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