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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus, OH, USA

Nov 8, 2022 at 5:59 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 3:02 am
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:59 am 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 7:16 am
Duration: 4 hours, 15 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus

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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.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:02 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 250°
45.1°
4:09 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 263°
33.1°
5:16 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 274°
20.6°
5:59 am Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 280°
12.9°
6:41 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.		Map direction West-northwest 287°
5.4°
7:16 am Tue, Nov 8SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 292°
-0.2°
7:49 am Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 297°
-6.1°
8:56 am Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 309°
-16.3°

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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.

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 (Nov 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 61% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Columbus

Eclipse Visibility From ColumbusVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Columbus, or the path map image for global details.

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