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May 5, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (Geneve)

May 5, 2023 at 8:54 pm
Near max in Geneva
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Geneva, Geneva
Began: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 8:51 pm
Maximum: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 8:54 pm -0.583 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 9:31 pm
Duration: 40 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 5, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Geneva

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:14 pm Fri, May 5Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 77°
-35.5°
7:22 pm Fri, May 5Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East 100°
-14.6°
8:51 pm Fri, May 5RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 115°
-0.2°
8:54 pm Fri, May 5
Maximum in Geneva This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Geneva. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Geneva 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 116°
0.2°
9:31 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 123°
5.1°

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 Geneva

Eclipse Visibility From GenevaVisibility Worldwide
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Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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