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Notes: All timings are represented in 12-hour notation in local time of Fairfield, 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.
Total Lunar Eclipse would occur on September 27 and September 28, 2015. It would be the second Lunar Eclipse of 2015. 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 1 hour and 12 minutes.
From most India, 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 western part of Gujarat. In India, partial Umbral eclipse would be visible only from the far western corner of Gujarat. Hence in India, the only well-known location where this eclipse would be visible is Dwarka and adjoining cities of Porbandar and Bhuj would be spared from this eclipse.
The Lunar Eclipse would be visible from most of North America, South America, Europe, the Pacific, West Asia and some parts of Africa. In Pakistan only Partial Lunar Eclipse would be visible.
The best cities to observe Total Lunar Eclipse would be Seattle, Mexico City, Berlin, London, Moscow, Montreal, Madrid, Cairo and Paris.
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.
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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