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Eclipses in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), Scotland, United Kingdom

Oct 28, 2023 at 9:14 pm
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)
Begins: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 7:01 pm
Maximum: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 9:14 pm 0.122 Magnitude
Ends: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 11:26 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 25 minutes
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October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:01 pm Sat, Oct 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 85°
12.3°
8:35 pm Sat, Oct 28
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 105°
24.2°
9:14 pm Sat, Oct 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 113°
28.9°
9:52 pm Sat, Oct 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 123°
33.3°
11:26 pm Sat, Oct 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 149°
41.8°

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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 covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Kirkwall (Orkney Islands). There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers only a small portion of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Oct 28)

In the past, this day was cloudy 77% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

215Days 9Hrs 51Mins 16Secs

Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)

Eclipse Visibility From Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)Visibility Worldwide
Oct 28, 2023 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Much of Europe, North/East Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse West in Europe, North America, North in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
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 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse Europe, Much of Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica

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