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October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Oct 28, 2023 at 6:03 pm
Near max in Punta Cana
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Punta Cana
Began: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 5:59 pm
Maximum: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 6:02 pm -0.681 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 6:26 pm
Duration: 26 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Punta Cana

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:01 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 42°
-48.5°
3:35 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 60°
-31.6°
4:14 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 65°
-23.7°
4:52 pm Sat, Oct 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 69°
-15.5°
5:59 pm Sat, Oct 28RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 74°
-0.2°
6:02 pm Sat, Oct 28
Maximum in Punta Cana This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Punta Cana. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Punta Cana 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 74°
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 76°
5.2°

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 Punta Cana

Eclipse Visibility From Punta CanaVisibility Worldwide
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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