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October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Prague, Czechia

Oct 28, 2023 at 10:14 pm
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Prague
Began: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 8:01 pm
Maximum: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 10:14 pm 0.122 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 12:26 am
Duration: 4 hours, 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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October 28–29, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Prague

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:01 pm Sat, Oct 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 96°
22.6°
9:35 pm Sat, Oct 28
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 116°
36.8°
10:14 pm Sat, Oct 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southeast 126°
42.1°
10:52 pm Sat, Oct 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 137°
46.8°
12:26 am Sun, Oct 29
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South 170°
53.7°

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 Prague. 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 Prague

Eclipse Visibility From PragueVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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