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October 29, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Oct 29, 2023 at 6:07 am
Near max in Arawa
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Arawa, Bougainville
Began: Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 5:01 am
Maximum: Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 6:08 am -0.211 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 6:10 am
Duration: 1 hour, 9 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

October 29, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Arawa

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:01 am Sun, Oct 29
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 286°
15.3°
6:08 am Sun, Oct 29
Maximum in Arawa This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Arawa. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Arawa 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 West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-northwest 283°
0.3°
6:10 am Sun, Oct 29SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 283°
-0.2°
6:35 am Sun, Oct 29Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 283°
-6.6°
7:14 am Sun, Oct 29Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 282°
-15.6°
7:52 am Sun, Oct 29Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 282°
-24.5°
9:26 am Sun, Oct 29Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 284°
-46.2°

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 Arawa

Eclipse Visibility From ArawaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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