Hello! Today on 7th September, a total lunar eclipse will be visible in India. Timing for this eclipse for India is this: At around 8:58 pm, the Moon will enter the Earth's penumbra (partial shadow), at around 9:57, it will enter the umbra (complete shadow) and then its surface will look reddish. Between around 11 to 12:22 pm, the Moon will be in the umbra and will look red. Exact timing will slightly very for different locations. Even in the total eclipse condition, some Sunlight scatters from the Earth's atmosphere and reaches the Moon and therefore it will continue to be red and visible. When the Sun, the Moon and all planets- stars rise and set, they look reddish (as wavelength of red colour is maximum and this colour scatters the least in atmosphere and therefore it is also used in signals).
