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2021 Lunar Eclipse | Chandra Grahan date and time for Ashburn, Virginia, United States

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2021 Lunar Eclipse

Location
Ashburn, United States
Lunar Eclipse
26th
May 2021
Wednesday / बुधवार
Lord Vishnu Killing Asura Rahu
cause of Eclipse as per Hinduism

Lunar Eclipse Local Timings

Partial Lunar Eclipse in Ashburn
Lunar Eclipse Starts - 05:45 AM
Lunar Eclipse Ends (With Moonset) - 05:47 AM
Moonset - 05:47 AM
Local Eclipse Duration - 00 Hours 02 Mins 25 Secs
First Contact with the Penumbra - 04:48 AM
First Contact with the Umbra - 05:45 AM
Total Phase Begins - 07:13 AM
Maximum of Lunar Eclipse - 07:18 AM
Total Phase Ends - 07:24 AM
Last Contact with the Umbra - 08:51 AM
Last Contact with the Penumbra - 09:49 AM
Duration of Total Phase - 00 Hours 11 Mins 16 Secs
Duration of Partial Phase - 03 Hours 06 Mins 22 Secs
Duration of Penumbral Phase - 05 Hours 00 Mins 39 Secs
Magnitude of Lunar Eclipse - 1.01
Magnitude of Penumbral Lunar Eclipse - 1.95
Sutak Begins - 08:25 PM, May 25
Sutak Ends - 05:47 AM
Sutak for Kids, Old and Sick Begins - 01:07 AM
Sutak for Kids, Old and Sick Ends - 05:47 AM

Notes: All timings are represented in 12-hour notation in local time of Ashburn, United States with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.

Lunar eclipse of May 26th, 2021

Total Lunar Eclipse would occur on May 26th, 2021. It would be the first Lunar Eclipse of 2021. As it is total eclipse of magnitude 1.01, the Moon will be completely covered by the Earth's Umbral shadow at maximum eclipse. The portion of the moon inside the Umbral shadow will only be illuminated by sunlight refracted through the Earth's atmosphere and having a reddish hue. The longest duration of totality would be 11 Minutes and 16 Seconds.

The Lunar Eclipse would be visible from east Asia, Australia, Pacific, North America and South America.

From most of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, only Penumbral eclipse would be visible which has no significance in Vedic astrology. Hence none of the precautions and rituals followed during Chandra Grahan are applicable for most people residing in Indian cities except for those who reside at the far eastern part of India. In India, partial Umbral eclipse would be visible only from the eastern parts of West Bengal. Hence in India, the only well-known location where partial eclipse would be visible is Kolkata.

None of the eclipse would be visible from some northern and western parts India, Pakistan and most of the countries in west Asia, most of Europe and Africa continents.

Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Singapore, Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul, Hong Kong, Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Lima, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle are some well-known cities where Total Lunar Eclipse would be visible.

For more information on eclipse visibility please check Plot of Total Lunar Eclipse of May 26, 2021

About Lunar Eclipse Data

If Lunar Eclipse starts before midnight but ends after midnight i.e. it covers two different dates on Gregorian calendar then the chosen Eclipse Day is when maximum of Lunar Eclipse occurs. Hence Penumbral Phase as well as Umbral Phase might start before midnight i.e. on the previous day.

Moonrise and Moonset moments are corrected for Parallax and this correction gives better timings for the Eclipse sighting.

Hinduism and Lunar Eclipse

Unless Lunar Eclipse is visible to the naked eye, it is of no significance to Hindus and Hindus don't consider it for any religious activities. Penumbral Lunar Eclipses are not visible to the naked eye hence no rituals related to Chandra Grahan should be observed. If Lunar Eclipse is visible during Umbral Phase then only it should be considered for religious activities. Most Hindu Calendars don't list Penumbral Eclipses.

If Chandra Grahan is not visible in your city but it is visible some city near to that then you should not observe it. Precautions which are advised during Sutak should be taken only if Chandra Grahan is visible in your city. Chandra Grahan is considered even if the Moon is not visible due to cloudy weather or some other weather conditions.

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