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Eclipses in Queenstown, New Zealand

May 6, 2023 at 5:22 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Queenstown
Begins: Sat, May 6, 2023 at 3:14 am
Maximum: Sat, May 6, 2023 at 5:22 am -0.046 Magnitude
Ends: Sat, May 6, 2023 at 7:31 am
Duration: 4 hours, 18 minutes
Location

May 6, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Queenstown

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:14 am Sat, May 6
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 297°
45.9°
5:22 am Sat, May 6
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 270°
24.9°
7:31 am Sat, May 6
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.		Map direction West-southwest 249°
3.7°

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 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.

Cloud Coverage (May 6)

In the past, this day was cloudy 63% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Queenstown Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Queenstown

Eclipse Visibility From QueenstownVisibility Worldwide
May 6, 2023 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse South/East Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse South/West Europe, East in Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, West in North America, East in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse South in Australia, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica

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