The lunar eclipse will be visible from Nepal for about an hour.
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A penumbral lunar eclipse (the eclipse will cover about half of the moon) is scheduled to occur on Tuesday evening on the day of the full moon This eclipse is going to be visible from Nepal for the second time this year. Earlier, a lunar eclipse occurred on 22 Bhadra. Lunar eclipses occur on the full moon day and solar eclipses occur on the Aunsi Tithi.
There is a scripture that says that chanting, bathing, meditation, and reading during an eclipse will be fruitful. It is also considered best to take initiation mantras during an eclipse. If you cannot go to a pilgrimage site during an eclipse, if possible, then you should take a bath at home. It is mentioned in religious texts such as Sindhu, Hemadri, Kalamadhav, and Biramitrodaya.
Sutak begins four prahars (12 hours) before a solar eclipse and three prahars (9 hours) before a lunar eclipse, said religious scholar Prof. Toyraj Nepal. There is a religious belief that one should not eat after Sutak begins. He also said that food is prohibited during an eclipse except for children, the elderly, and the sick.
The calendar approved by the committee states that it is a scientific belief that children, the elderly and the hungry should not eat after 9:03 am on Tuesday.
Can be viewed without special equipment
Out of the four eclipses in the world in 2026, two lunar eclipses and two solar eclipses, today's lunar eclipse will be visible from Nepal as a penumbral lunar eclipse.
The Nepal Astronomical Society, which has been working in the field of astronomy, has stated that if the weather cooperates, the penumbral lunar eclipse will be clearly visible from all parts of the country. No special equipment is required to view the lunar eclipse. The penumbral lunar eclipse, which will last until 7:02 pm after moonrise in Nepal, will be clearly visible if the weather cooperates. Suresh Bhattarai, President of the Nepal Astronomical Society, informed that this is the only eclipse that can be seen from Nepal in 2026. The eclipse can be viewed from the roof of your house, or an open field or a nearby hill, etc. He said that the best place to view this eclipse, which will begin in Nepal with the moonrise, would be a high altitude.
While the Earth is orbiting the Sun, the Moon is also orbiting the Earth. In this process, when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon. Since the Moon does not have its own light, the Earth's shadow blocks the Moon, which is called a lunar eclipse.
Although the Sun, Earth, and Moon can fall in a straight line during the full moon or new moon, a lunar eclipse is not possible at all because the Moon's orbital plane makes an angle of about 5 degrees with the Earth's orbital plane. Similarly, the Moon's orbit intersects the Earth's orbital plane at two points.
