This eclipse is visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation
What This Lunar Eclipse Looks Like
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
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Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: Europe, Much of Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica.
Expand for a list of selected cities where at least part of the total eclipse is visible Madrid, Madrid, Spain London, England, United Kingdom Casablanca, Morocco Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal San Salvador, El Salvador Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Asuncion, Paraguay Los Angeles, California, USA Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Havana, Cuba Buenos Aires, Argentina Santiago, Chile Chicago, Illinois, USA Lima, Lima, Peru Detroit, Michigan, USA Dublin, Ireland Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil San Francisco, California, USA New York, New York, USA São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Toronto, Ontario, Canada Montréal, Quebec, Canada St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Caracas, Venezuela Washington DC, District of Columbia, USA Guatemala City, Guatemala Expand for a list of selected cities where the partial eclipse is visible Bucharest, Romania Athens, Greece Sofia, Bulgaria Budapest, Hungary Warsaw, Poland Zagreb, Croatia Vienna, Vienna, Austria Rome, Italy Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria Stockholm, Sweden Berlin, Berlin, Germany Copenhagen, Denmark Algiers, Algeria Brussels, Brussels, Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands Paris, Paris, France Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Tokyo, Japan Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Seoul, South Korea Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China This eclipse is visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation
Eclipse Map and Animation The animation shows where this total lunar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).
Shades of darkness Night, moon high up in sky.
Moon between 12 and 18 degrees above horizon.
Moon between 6 and 12 degrees above horizon. Make sure you have free line of sight.
Moon between 0 and 6 degrees above horizon. May be hard to see due to brightness and line of sight.
Day, moon and eclipse both not visible.
Note: Twilight will affect the visibility of the eclipse, as well as weather.
The entire eclipse is visible from start to end.
The entire partial and total phases are visible. Misses part of penumbral phase.
The entire total phase is visible. Misses part of partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the total phase is visible. Misses part of total, partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the partial phase is visible. Misses total phase and part of partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the penumbral phase is visible. Misses total & partial phases.
The eclipse is not visible at all.
Note: Areas with lighter shadings left (West) of the center will experience the eclipse after moonrise/sunset. Areas with lighter shadings right (East) of the center will experience the eclipse until moonset/sunrise. Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.
When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.
Eclipse Stages Worldwide UTC Time Local Time in Columbus* Visible in Columbus Penumbral Eclipse begins Feb 22 at 04:46:31 Feb 21 at 11:46:31 pm Yes Partial Eclipse begins Feb 22 at 05:43:39 Feb 22 at 12:43:39 am Yes Full Eclipse begins Feb 22 at 06:48:57 Feb 22 at 1:48:57 am Yes Maximum Eclipse Feb 22 at 07:23:28 Feb 22 at 2:23:28 am Yes Full Eclipse ends Feb 22 at 07:58:03 Feb 22 at 2:58:03 am Yes Partial Eclipse ends Feb 22 at 09:03:21 Feb 22 at 4:03:21 am Yes Penumbral Eclipse ends Feb 22 at 10:00:25 Feb 22 at 5:00:25 am Yes
* The Moon is above the horizon during this eclipse, so with good weather conditions in Columbus, the entire eclipse is visible.
Quick Facts About This Eclipse Data Value Comments Magnitude 1.250 Fraction of the Moon’s diameter covered by Earth’s umbra Obscuration 100.0% Percentage of the Moon's area covered by Earth's umbra Penumbral magnitude 2.222 Fraction of the Moon's diameter covered by Earth's penumbra Overall duration 5 hours, 14 minutes Period between the beginning and end of all eclipse phases Duration of totality 1 hour, 9 minutes Period between the beginning and end of the total phase Duration of partial phases 2 hours, 11 minutes Combined period of both partial phases Duration of penumbral phases 1 hour, 54 minutes Combined period of both penumbral phases
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds
An Eclipse Never Comes Alone! A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.
All eclipses 1900 — 2199
This is the second eclipse this season.
First eclipse this season: February 6–7, 2073 — Partial Solar Eclipse
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