# Golapāda IV.37–46 — a lunar eclipse: the Moon enters the Earth's shadow (Bhūchāyā) # An eclipse falls only when the full Moon lies near a node (Rāhu / Ketu). reset view.outside observer.city Ujjain show.ecliptic show.bodies show.body-labels hide.body-mercury hide.body-venus hide.body-mars hide.body-jupiter hide.body-saturn show.body-sun show.body-moon show.body-rahu show.body-ketu show.body-earth-shadow wait 2 overlay.show Total lunar eclipse of 7 September 2025, seen from Ujjayinī date.set 2025-09-07 jump.next.full-moon date.relative 2 hours back current overlay.show Full Moon opposite the Sun and sitting on the node — it will cross the shadow wait 3 speed.set 1200 wait 14 speed.real-time overlay.show That cone is the Bhūchāyā — the Earth's shadow, the "Rāhu" that seizes the Moon wait 4 overlay.clear