Nov 19, 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse
What this lunar eclipse looks like
The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looks like from the night side of earth.
BETA: This is a temporary animation, it would look different in real life. We hope to fix that issue soon.
Stages in eclipse
- Penumbral Eclipse just started
- Penumbral Eclipse in good progress
- Partial Eclipse starts
- Maximum Eclipse
- Full Eclipse ends
- Penumbral Eclipse continues
- Penumbral Eclipse about to end
Click the 'play' button to view the animation. The pause button can also be used to temporarily suspend the animation.
The animation shows where this penumbral solar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).
The night (dark) areas in the animation are approximately those that can see the moon, and therefore also the eclipse.
Legend
Intense red shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse from beginning to end.
Red shading left/west of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse until moonset/sunrise.
Red shading right/east of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse after moonrise/sunset.
No coloring: Eclipse is not visible at all
Note: Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions
Where to see the eclipse
Continents seeing at least some parts of the eclipse:
- North in Europe
- Parts of Asia
- Parts of North America
- East in South America
- Arctic
Partial eclipse visible in...
A very large part of the Sun is eclipsed in these locations:
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Guam (Hagåtña), Guam
- Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Beijing, China
- Pyongyang, North Korea
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Seoul, South Korea
- Melekeok, Palau
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Honiara, Solomon Islands
- Tokyo, Japan
- Palikir, Ponape, Micronesia
- Shanghai, China
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Manila, Philippines
When the eclipse happens worldwide
Lunar eclipses look approximately the same all over the world and happen at the same time.The times displayed might be a minute or two off actual times.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Palo Alto* | Visible in Palo Alto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | Nov 19 at 6:04 AM | Nov 18 at 10:04 PM | Yes |
| Partial Eclipse begins | Nov 19 at 7:21 AM | Nov 18 at 11:21 PM | Yes |
| Maximum Eclipse | Nov 19 at 9:04 AM | Nov 19 at 1:04 AM | Yes |
| Partial Eclipse ends | Nov 19 at 10:47 AM | Nov 19 at 2:47 AM | Yes |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | Nov 19 at 12:03 PM | Nov 19 at 4:03 AM | Yes |
* The Moon is over the horizon during this eclipse, so with good weather conditions in Palo Alto, the entire eclipse is visible.
Eclipses during year 2021
- May 26, 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse
- Jun 10, 2021 Annular Solar Eclipse
- Nov 19, 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse (Currently shown)
- Dec 4, 2021 Total Solar Eclipse