| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cairns, Queensland |
| Began: | Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 6:26 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 7:02 pm 0.974 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 10:03 pm |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 37 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Cairns
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Cairns. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (AEST) for Cairns.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:02 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  78° | -32.7° |
| 5:18 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 74° | -15.6° |
| 6:26 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Rising | Moonrise 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. | 70° | -0.2° |
| 7:02 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. | 67° | 7.2° | |
| 8:47 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 55° | 28.3° | |
| 10:03 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 41° | 41.7° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Cairns. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.
Cloud Coverage (Nov 19)
In the past, this day was cloudy 61% of the time (since 2000).
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| Eclipse Visibility From Cairns | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
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| Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Cairns, or the path map image for global details. |
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