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October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Amsterdam Island, French Southern Territories (Île Amsterdam)

Oct 29, 2023 at 1:14 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Amsterdam Island
Began: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 11:01 pm
Maximum: Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 1:14 am 0.122 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 3:26 am
Duration: 4 hours, 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

October 28–29, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Amsterdam Island

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:01 pm Sat, Oct 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction North
37.6°
12:35 am Sun, Oct 29
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction North-northwest 340°
35.3°
1:14 am Sun, Oct 29
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northwest 330°
32.0°
1:52 am Sun, Oct 29
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northwest 320°
27.7°
3:26 am Sun, Oct 29
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 302°
13.9°

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 Amsterdam Island. 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 Amsterdam Island

Eclipse Visibility From Amsterdam IslandVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Other eclipses visible in Amsterdam Island

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