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October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Oct 28, 2023 at 6:04 pm
Near max in Halifax
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Began: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 6:00 pm
Maximum: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 6:03 pm -0.076 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 7:26 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Halifax

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Halifax. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (ADT) for Halifax.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:01 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 35°
-25.7°
4:35 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 54°
-14.0°
5:14 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 61°
-8.3°
5:52 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 68°
-1.3°
6:00 pm Sat, Oct 28RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 69°
-0.2°
6:03 pm Sat, Oct 28
Maximum in Halifax This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Halifax. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Halifax because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-northeast 70°
0.2°
7:26 pm Sat, Oct 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 83°
13.8°

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

A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Halifax

Eclipse Visibility From HalifaxVisibility Worldwide
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Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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