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October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada (Broughton Island)

Oct 28, 2023 at 4:14 pm
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut
Began: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 3:31 pm
Maximum: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 4:14 pm 0.122 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 6:26 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 55 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Qikiqtarjuaq

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:01 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 31°
-6.6°
3:31 pm Sat, Oct 28RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction Northeast 51°
-0.2°
3:35 pm Sat, Oct 28
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to Northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction Northeast 52°
0.0°
4:14 pm Sat, Oct 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 60°
2.8°
4:52 pm Sat, Oct 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 69°
6.1°
6:26 pm Sat, Oct 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 89°
14.9°

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

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Qikiqtarjuaq. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered only a small portion of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Qikiqtarjuaq

Eclipse Visibility From QikiqtarjuaqVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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