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November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Washington DC, USA

Nov 19, 2021 at 4:02 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Washington DC, District of Columbia
Began: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 1:02 am
Maximum: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 4:02 am 0.974 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 7:06 am
Duration: 6 hours, 4 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Washington DC

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Washington DC. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EST) for Washington DC.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:02 am Fri, Nov 19
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 223°
63.9°
2:18 am Fri, Nov 19
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 248°
51.8°
4:02 am Fri, Nov 19
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 268°
32.5°
5:47 am Fri, Nov 19
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 283°
13.2°
7:03 am Fri, Nov 19
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
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 West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-northwest 295°
0.1°

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 covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Washington DC. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.


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Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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

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