This eclipse isn't visible in Columbus - Which upcoming eclipses can be seen in your location?
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: Much of Europe, Asia, Australia, Much of Africa, Much of North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica.
Expand for a list of selected cities where at least part of the total eclipse is visible Tehran, Iran Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Hong Kong, Hong Kong New Delhi, Delhi, India Tokyo, Japan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region, Indonesia Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Seoul, South Korea Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Singapore, Singapore Suva, Fiji Hanoi, Vietnam Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Tashkent, Uzbekistan Kolkata, West Bengal, India Yangon, Myanmar Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China Manila, Philippines Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Taipei, Taiwan Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Bangkok, Thailand Dhaka, Bangladesh Perth, Western Australia, Australia Baghdad, Iraq Nairobi, Kenya Moscow, Moscow, Russia Expand for a list of selected cities where the partial eclipse is visible Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico Phoenix, Arizona, USA Los Angeles, California, USA San Francisco, California, USA Khartoum, Sudan Ankara, Turkey Cairo, Egypt Johannesburg, South Africa Bucharest, Romania Athens, Greece Sofia, Bulgaria Warsaw, Poland Budapest, Hungary Stockholm, Sweden Vienna, Vienna, Austria Zagreb, Croatia Berlin, Berlin, Germany Rome, Italy Copenhagen, Denmark Oslo, Norway Amsterdam, Netherlands Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria Brussels, Brussels, Belgium Algiers, Algeria This eclipse isn't visible in Columbus - Which upcoming eclipses can be seen in your location?
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 Sep 20 at 11:56:09 Sep 20 at 7:56:09 am No, below the horizon Partial Eclipse begins Sep 20 at 13:02:09 Sep 20 at 9:02:09 am No, below the horizon Full Eclipse begins Sep 20 at 14:07:31 Sep 20 at 10:07:31 am No, below the horizon Maximum Eclipse Sep 20 at 14:54:18 Sep 20 at 10:54:18 am No, below the horizon Full Eclipse ends Sep 20 at 15:40:58 Sep 20 at 11:40:58 am No, below the horizon Partial Eclipse ends Sep 20 at 16:46:19 Sep 20 at 12:46:19 pm No, below the horizon Penumbral Eclipse ends Sep 20 at 17:52:28 Sep 20 at 1:52:28 pm No, below the horizon
* The Moon is below the horizon during this eclipse, so it is not possible to view it in Columbus.
Quick Facts About This Eclipse Data Value Comments Magnitude 1.467 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 2.513 Fraction of the Moon's diameter covered by Earth's penumbra Overall duration 5 hours, 56 minutes Period between the beginning and end of all eclipse phases Duration of totality 1 hour, 33 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 2 hours, 12 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: September 6, 2127 — Partial Solar Eclipse
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