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October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — 8°34'00.5"N, 81°13'52.0"E

Oct 29, 2023 at 1:44 am
Max View in 8°34'00.5"N, 81°13'52.0"E
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in 8°34'00.5"N, 81°13'52.0"E
Began: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 11:31 pm
Maximum: Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 1:44 am 0.122 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 3:56 am
Duration: 4 hours, 25 minutes

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October 28–29, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — 8°34'00.5"N, 81°13'52.0"E

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:31 pm Sat, Oct 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction North-northeast 27°
84.3°
1:05 am Sun, Oct 29
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 287°
69.4°
1:44 am Sun, Oct 29
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 283°
60.4°
2:22 am Sun, Oct 29
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 282°
51.2°
3:56 am Sun, Oct 29
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 282°
29.1°

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 8°34'00.5"N, 81°13'52.0"E

Eclipse Visibility From 8°34'00.5"N, 81°13'52.0"EVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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