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November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Calcutta)

Nov 19, 2021 at 4:58 pm
Max View in Kolkata, West Bengal
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Kolkata, West Bengal
Began: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 4:53 pm
Maximum: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 4:58 pm -0.577 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 5:33 pm
Duration: 40 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Kolkata

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:32 am Fri, Nov 19Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North
-49.2°
12:48 pm Fri, Nov 19Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 29°
-43.8°
2:32 pm Fri, Nov 19Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 51°
-28.3°
4:17 pm Fri, Nov 19Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 65°
-8.3°
4:53 pm Fri, Nov 19RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 68°
-0.2°
4:58 pm Fri, Nov 19
Maximum in Kolkata This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Kolkata. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Kolkata 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-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-northeast 69°
0.6°
5:33 pm Fri, Nov 19
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 72°
7.9°

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

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 Kolkata

Eclipse Visibility From KolkataVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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