| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Began: | Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 5:00 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 5:03 pm 0.974 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 8:03 pm |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 3 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Nanjing
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Nanjing. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CST) for Nanjing.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:02 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  37° | -30.4° |
| 3:18 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 52° | -19.1° |
| 5:00 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 67° | -0.2° |
| 5:02 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. 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 East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 67° | 0.1° | |
| 6:47 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 79° | 20.3° | |
| 8:03 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 88° | 36.1° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
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 Nanjing. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.
Cloud Coverage (Nov 19)
In the past, this day was cloudy 74% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Nanjing
| Eclipse Visibility From Nanjing | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Nanjing, or the path map image for global details. |