A Lunar Eclipse can occur only at full moon. A total Lunar Eclipse can happen only when the Sun, Earth and Moon are perfectly lined up.
In Hindu mythology , Eclipse is considered inauspicious and to be a powerful day for paranormal practices by Tantrics. It is believed that the evil forces are appeased on these occasions. Astrologically a Eclipse is associated with Grahas (Rahu & Ketu). There are nine Grahas: Surya, Chandra, Mangla, Budha, Guru, Shukra, Shani, Rahu & Ketu.
The last two planets/Graha Rahu & Ketu became enemy of Sun and Moon. The story behind the enmity was a consequence of a fight for nectar (Amruth) between the gods and demons. When the nectar was churned from the ocean was being served to the gods, a demon disguised as a god, drunk the drank the nectar sitting among the Gods.
The Sun & Moon who came to know about this disguised demon, told the fact to Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu in anger severed the head of the demon, but the demon who had already tasted the nectar, became immortal. The demon was in the form of Snake. The hood part of the Snake is known as Rahu and the tail is known as Ketu.
Since then Rahu & Ketu vowed that they would revenge the Sun and Moon by swallowing then whenever they came near to them. This swallowing of Sun and Moon is Called Grahanam in Sanskrit which is either solar or lunar Eclipse.
The great Indian astrologer Varahamihira, one of the Navaratnas (Nine Jewels) of Emperor Vikramaditya's court, in the 5th century AD has given the details about shifting of the equinox is 50.32 seconds in his book Pancha Siddhantas (Five Astronomical Canons).
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