| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka |
| Began: | Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 6:01 am |
| Maximum: | Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 8:14 am 0.122 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 8:24 am |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 23 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
October 29, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (PETT) for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:01 am Sun, Oct 29 | Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |  266° | 19.1° | |
| 7:35 am Sun, Oct 29 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest. | 284° | 5.9° | |
| 8:14 am Sun, Oct 29 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 291° | 1.0° | |
| 8:24 am Sun, Oct 29 | Setting | Moonset Setting | 293° | -0.2° |
| 8:52 am Sun, Oct 29 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon | 299° | -4.3° |
| 10:26 am Sun, Oct 29 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon | 318° | -14.5° |
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 partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered only a small portion of the Moon.
Cloud Coverage (Oct 29)
In the past, this day was cloudy 71% of the time (since 2000).
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| Eclipse Visibility From Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 12, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 7, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 21, 2029 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, or the path map image for global details. |
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