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October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Allentown, PA, USA

Oct 28, 2023 at 6:00 pm
Near max in Allentown
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Began: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 5:57 pm
Maximum: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 6:00 pm -0.657 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 6:26 pm
Duration: 29 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Allentown

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:01 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 23°
-33.4°
3:35 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 45°
-23.3°
4:14 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 53°
-17.8°
4:52 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 60°
-11.8°
5:57 pm Sat, Oct 28RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 70°
-0.2°
6:00 pm Sat, Oct 28
Maximum in Allentown This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Allentown. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Allentown 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 71°
0.2°
6:26 pm Sat, Oct 28
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 75°
4.6°

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 Allentown

Eclipse Visibility From AllentownVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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