| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio |
| Began: | Fri, Dec 28, 1917 at 1:54 am |
| Maximum: | Fri, Dec 28, 1917 at 4:46 am 1.005 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Dec 28, 1917 at 7:37 am |
| Duration: | 5 hours, 43 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
December 28, 1917 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Columbus. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EST) for Columbus.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:54 am Fri, Dec 28 | Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |  234° | 64.6° | |
| 3:05 am Fri, Dec 28 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. | 254° | 52.6° | |
| 4:40 am Fri, Dec 28 | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. | 271° | 34.9° | |
| 4:46 am Fri, Dec 28 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 272° | 33.8° | |
| 4:52 am Fri, Dec 28 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 273° | 32.7° | |
| 6:27 am Fri, Dec 28 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 286° | 15.3° | |
| 7:37 am Fri, Dec 28 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest. | 296° | 3.3° |
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.
This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Columbus. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Dec 28)
In the past, this day was cloudy 87% of the time (since 2000).
Lunar Eclipses
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Columbus
| Eclipse Visibility From Columbus | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23–24, 1910 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 16, 1910 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 28, 1911 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| May 12–13, 1911 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 1, 1912 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 17, 1912 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 26, 1912 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 22, 1913 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 15, 1913 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 11–12, 1914 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 21, 1914 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 7, 1914 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Jan 30–31, 1915 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 20, 1916 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 3, 1916 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 14–15, 1916 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 7–8, 1917 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 28, 1917 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 8, 1918 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 24, 1918 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 14, 1919 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 7, 1919 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 22, 1919 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Columbus, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in Columbus
Next annular eclipse visible in Columbus