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Eclipses in Bangui, Central African Republic

May 5, 2023 at 6:22 pm
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Bangui
Begins: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 5:45 pm
Maximum: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 6:22 pm -0.046 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 46 minutes
Location

May 5, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Bangui

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Bangui. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (WAT) for Bangui.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:14 pm Fri, May 5Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 106°
-21.9°
5:45 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 107°
-0.2°
6:22 pm Fri, May 5
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 108°
7.9°
8:31 pm Fri, May 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 116°
36.7°

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 penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow does not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears partially or totally eclipsed during this event. 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 Bangui

Eclipse Visibility From BanguiVisibility Worldwide
May 5, 2023 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Oct 28, 2023 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Europe, Much of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse Europe, Much of Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, West in North America, East in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica

Note: Click on the date link for details in Bangui, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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