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October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oct 28, 2023 at 6:10 pm
Near max in Toronto
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Toronto, Ontario
Began: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 6:07 pm
Maximum: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 6:10 pm -0.781 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 6:26 pm
Duration: 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Toronto

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:01 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 18°
-31.7°
3:35 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 41°
-23.1°
4:14 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 49°
-18.2°
4:52 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 56°
-12.7°
6:07 pm Sat, Oct 28RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 69°
-0.2°
6:10 pm Sat, Oct 28
Maximum in Toronto This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Toronto. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Toronto 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°
6:26 pm Sat, Oct 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 72°
2.7°

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 Toronto

Eclipse Visibility From TorontoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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