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October 29, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Geelong, Vic, Australia

Oct 29, 2023 at 6:08 am
Max View in Geelong, Victoria
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Geelong, Victoria
Began: Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 5:01 am
Maximum: Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 6:08 am -0.211 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 6:17 am
Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

October 29, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Geelong

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Geelong. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (AEDT) for Geelong.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:01 am Sun, Oct 29
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 299°
12.6°
6:08 am Sun, Oct 29
Maximum in Geelong This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Geelong. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Geelong because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-northwest 289°
1.2°
6:17 am Sun, Oct 29SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 287°
-0.2°
6:35 am Sun, Oct 29Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 285°
-4.1°
7:14 am Sun, Oct 29Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-11.4°
7:52 am Sun, Oct 29Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 274°
-18.8°
9:26 am Sun, Oct 29Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-36.6°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Geelong

Eclipse Visibility From GeelongVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Geelong, or the path map image for global details.

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