New Delhi, March 3 -- Bengaluru sky gazers are in for a treat today, as the city joins the list of places where a rare total lunar eclipse, also called the Blood Moon or Chandra Grahan, will be visible. The celestial spectacle will light up the skies on Tuesday, March 3, turning the Moon a fiery shade of red as it passes through Earth's shadow.

This time Chandra Grahan will stretch as long as 5 hours 39 minutes. This duration refers to the period between the beginning and end of all eclipse phases. The duration of totality will be 58 minutes, of partial phases it will be 2 hours 29 minutes and of penumbral phases it will be of 2 hours 12 minutes.

The eclipse will begin to take shape from 6:28 PM.

Start of Partial Lunar Eclipse: 6:28 PM...