Odisha will witness a partial lunar eclipse on April 4. According to Pathani Samanta Planetarium, Bhubaneswar, Deputy Director Subhendu Patnaik, the eclipse, as per the Indian Standard Time (IST), would begin at 2.31 pm. The maximum eclipse would be visible at 6.08 pm while the phenomenon would end at 8.28 pm. The total duration of the partial eclipse in the country would be 5 hours and 58 minutes, while in Odisha it would be visible from around 6 pm to 7.15 pm, he added.
He also said this would be the shortest duration of the lunar eclipses of this century. The people of Japan and West Asia would be able to witness the total lunar eclipse which would begin from 5.27 pm and end at 5.32 pm. Patnaik said elaborate arrangements have been made at the Pathani Samanta Planetarium where the people would witness the eclipse through telescope without paying any fee.