This eclipse is visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation
What This Lunar Eclipse Looks Like
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
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Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica.
Expand for a list of selected cities where the penumbral eclipse is visible New Delhi, Delhi, India Athens, Greece Guatemala City, Guatemala London, England, United Kingdom Havana, Cuba New York, New York, USA Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Paris, Paris, France Johannesburg, South Africa Rome, Italy Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria Madrid, Madrid, Spain Santiago, Chile Brussels, Brussels, Belgium Berlin, Berlin, Germany Budapest, Hungary Amsterdam, Netherlands Lima, Lima, Peru Bucharest, Romania Cairo, Egypt Sofia, Bulgaria Moscow, Moscow, Russia Stockholm, Sweden Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Caracas, Venezuela Washington DC, District of Columbia, USA Baghdad, Iraq Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico Ankara, Turkey Buenos Aires, Argentina This eclipse is visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation
Eclipse Map and Animation The animation shows where this penumbral lunar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).
Shades of darkness Night, moon high up in sky.
Moon between 12 and 18 degrees above horizon.
Moon between 6 and 12 degrees above horizon. Make sure you have free line of sight.
Moon between 0 and 6 degrees above horizon. May be hard to see due to brightness and line of sight.
Day, moon and eclipse both not visible.
Note: Twilight will affect the visibility of the eclipse, as well as weather.
Note that since it is a penumbral eclipse, it can be hard to see, as the Moon will only be a bit fainter.
Eclipse is visible.
The eclipse is not visible at all.
Note: Areas with lighter shadings left (West) of the center will experience the eclipse after moonrise/sunset. Areas with lighter shadings right (East) of the center will experience the eclipse until moonset/sunrise. Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.
When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.
Eclipse Stages Worldwide UTC Time Local Time in Columbus* Visible in Columbus Penumbral Eclipse begins Mar 15 at 23:27:08 Mar 15 at 7:27:08 pm No, below the horizon Maximum Eclipse Mar 16 at 01:29:43 Mar 15 at 9:29:43 pm Yes Penumbral Eclipse ends Mar 16 at 03:32:19 Mar 15 at 11:32:19 pm Yes
* The Moon is below the horizon in Columbus some of the time, so that part of the eclipse is not visible.
Quick Facts About This Eclipse Data Value Comments Magnitude -0.120 Fraction of the Moon’s diameter covered by Earth’s umbra Obscuration 0.0% Percentage of the Moon's area covered by Earth's umbra Penumbral magnitude 0.888 Fraction of the Moon's diameter covered by Earth's penumbra Overall duration 4 hours, 5 minutes Period between the beginning and end of all eclipse phases
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds
An Eclipse Never Comes Alone! A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.
All eclipses 1900 — 2199
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: March 31, 2071 — Annular Solar Eclipse
How accurate is the eclipse calculation