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November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Georgetown (Ascension Island), Saint Helena

Nov 19, 2021 at 6:24 am
Near max in Georgetown (Ascension Island)
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Georgetown (Ascension Island)
Began: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 6:02 am
Maximum: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 6:25 am -0.758 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 6:27 am
Duration: 25 minutes

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November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Georgetown (Ascension Island)

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:02 am Fri, Nov 19
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 289°
5.1°
6:25 am Fri, Nov 19
Maximum in Georgetown (Ascension Island) This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Georgetown (Ascension Island). The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Georgetown (Ascension Island) 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 West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-northwest 289°
0.2°
6:27 am Fri, Nov 19SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 288°
-0.2°
7:18 am Fri, Nov 19Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 287°
-12.5°
9:02 am Fri, Nov 19Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 287°
-36.2°
10:47 am Fri, Nov 19Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 294°
-59.3°
12:03 pm Fri, Nov 19Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 317°
-74.2°

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.


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