Nov 19, 2021 at 6:37 am
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| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Freetown |
| Began: | Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 6:02 am |
| Maximum: | Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 6:37 am -0.576 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 6:45 am |
| Duration: | 44 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Freetown
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Freetown. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (GMT) for Freetown.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:02 am Fri, Nov 19 | Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest. |  287° | 9.3° | |
| 6:37 am Fri, Nov 19 | Maximum in Freetown This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Freetown. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Freetown because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. | 288° | 1.4° | |
| 6:45 am Fri, Nov 19 | Setting | Moonset Setting | 288° | -0.2° |
| 7:18 am Fri, Nov 19 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 290° | -8.2° |
| 9:02 am Fri, Nov 19 | Not directly visible | Maximum Eclipse Below horizon | 298° | -30.8° |
| 10:47 am Fri, Nov 19 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon | 314° | -50.8° |
| 12:03 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon | 340° | -60.6° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
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.
Cloud Coverage (Nov 19)
In the past, this day was cloudy 62% of the time (since 2000).
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|---|---|---|---|
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