KATHMANDU, Nov 8: A total lunar eclipse will take place today on Kartik Shukla Purnima i.e. full moon day.
Nepal Calendar Determination Committee stated that the total lunar eclipse will start at 5:11 in the evening. The eclipse will be clearly visible after sunset at 05:13 PM. The eclipse will end at 6:34 PM. The eclipse will only be visible from Nepal for one hour and 23 minutes.
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According to the theologist professor Ramchandra Gautam, the sutak (impurity/defilement) will begin nine hours before the lunar eclipse. From 8:11 AM on Tuesday, consuming food is prohibited except for children, the elderly and the sick.
Professor Gautam also said that only after the eclipse is over at 6:34 in the evening, one can consume food. There is a scriptural saying that chanting and reciting bhajans, bathing, meditating etc during the eclipse will be fruitful. Earlier, a partial solar eclipse took place on the day of Kartik Krishna Aunsi on October 25.
