Longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years on Nov 19
The Hindu
The rare phenomenon will be visible from a few areas in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
The longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years will occur on November 19 and will be visible from parts of Northeast India, an astrophysicist said on Saturday.
The rare phenomenon will be visible from a few areas in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, Director of Research and Academic at MP Birla Planetarium Debiprosad Duari told PTI.
The partial eclipse will start at 12.48 pm and end at 4.17 pm, he said.

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