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May 5, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Port el Ghalib, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

May 5, 2023 at 8:22 pm
Max View in Port el Ghalib
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Port el Ghalib
Began: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 7:08 pm
Maximum: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 8:22 pm -0.046 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 10:31 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 24 minutes

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May 5, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Port el Ghalib

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:14 pm Fri, May 5Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 103°
-12.0°
7:08 pm Fri, May 5RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-southeast 108°
-0.2°
8:22 pm Fri, May 5
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 117°
14.1°
10:31 pm Fri, May 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southeast 140°
35.8°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Port el Ghalib

Eclipse Visibility From Port el GhalibVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Total Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Port el Ghalib, or the path map image for global details.

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