| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio |
| Begins: | Wed, Mar 15, 2090 at 7:36 pm |
| Maximum: | Wed, Mar 15, 2090 at 7:47 pm 1.201 Magnitude |
| Ends: | Wed, Mar 15, 2090 at 10:22 pm |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 47 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
March 15, 2090 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Columbus. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (EDT) for Columbus.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:11 pm Wed, Mar 15 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  63° | -26.2° |
| 6:08 pm Wed, Mar 15 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 74° | -16.6° |
| 7:15 pm Wed, Mar 15 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse begins Below horizon | 85° | -4.6° |
| 7:36 pm Wed, Mar 15 | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 88° | -0.2° |
| 7:47 pm Wed, Mar 15 | 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. | 90° | 1.5° | |
| 8:18 pm Wed, Mar 15 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. | 95° | 7.0° | |
| 9:25 pm Wed, Mar 15 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 106° | 19.0° | |
| 10:22 pm Wed, Mar 15 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 117° | 28.7° |
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 is fully visible in Columbus. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Mar 15)
In the past, this day was cloudy 68% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Columbus
| Eclipse Visibility From Columbus | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2090 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 8, 2090 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 23, 2090 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 28, 2091 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 7, 2092 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
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