• PicA partial phase of Lunar eclipse will be visible in India on Wednesday.
• According to the India Meteorological Department, IMD, a total eclipse of the Moon will occur on 26th May.
• It said, from India, just after moonrise, ending of the partial phase of the eclipse will be visible for a short span of time from north eastern parts of India except Sikkim, some parts of West Bengal, Odisha and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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• The Science and Technology Ministry said, the eclipse will be visible in the region covering South America, North America, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
• Lunar eclipse occurs on a full moon day when the Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon and when all the three objects are aligned.
• The next lunar eclipse will be visible from India on 19th November this year.