Flag for Guinea-Bissau

May 5, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

May 5, 2023 at 7:20 pm
Near max in Bissau
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Bissau
Began: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 7:17 pm
Maximum: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 7:19 pm -0.859 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 7:31 pm
Duration: 15 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 5, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Bissau

Live Eclipse Animation will start at:
Live Eclipse Animation has ended.
You are using an outdated browser, to view the animation please update or switch to a modern browser. Alternatively you can view the old animation by clicking here.

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:14 pm Fri, May 5Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 102°
-56.1°
5:22 pm Fri, May 5Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 103°
-26.7°
7:17 pm Fri, May 5RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 108°
-0.2°
7:19 pm Fri, May 5
Maximum in Bissau This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Bissau. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Bissau because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
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-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-southeast 108°
0.2°
7:31 pm Fri, May 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 108°
2.7°

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 penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared partially or totally eclipsed during this event. 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 Bissau

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

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Bissau

Other eclipses visible in Bissau

Other eclipses worldwide