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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
6:09 pm Wed, Apr 27
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
89°
-24.0°
7:23 pm Wed, Apr 27
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
100°
-10.8°
8:19 pm Wed, Apr 27
Rising
MoonriseRising, 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.
109°
-0.2°
8:24 pm Wed, Apr 27
Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow. 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 East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
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 Columbus. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event.
Cloud Coverage (Apr 27)
In the past, this day was cloudy 68% of the time (since 2000).