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: Much of Europe, Asia, Australia, Much of Africa, North America, West in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica.
Expand for a list of selected cities where at least part of the total eclipse is visible Los Angeles, California, USA San Francisco, California, USA Hong Kong, Hong Kong Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Perth, Western Australia, Australia Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region, Indonesia Yangon, Myanmar Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Bangkok, Thailand Suva, Fiji Manila, Philippines Kabul, Afghanistan Dhaka, Bangladesh Tokyo, Japan Taipei, Taiwan Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Kolkata, West Bengal, India Honolulu, Hawaii, USA New Delhi, Delhi, India Singapore, Singapore Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China Tashkent, Uzbekistan Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Seoul, South Korea Hanoi, Vietnam Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tehran, Iran Expand for a list of selected cities where the partial eclipse is visible Toronto, Ontario, Canada Havana, Cuba Detroit, Michigan, USA Chicago, Illinois, USA San Salvador, El Salvador Guatemala City, Guatemala New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico Phoenix, Arizona, USA Baghdad, Iraq Moscow, Moscow, Russia Nairobi, Kenya Amman, Jordan Ankara, Turkey Khartoum, Sudan Cairo, Egypt Istanbul, Turkey Johannesburg, South Africa Bucharest, Romania Athens, Greece Sofia, Bulgaria Warsaw, Poland Budapest, Hungary Stockholm, Sweden Vienna, Vienna, Austria Zagreb, Croatia Prague, Czechia Berlin, Berlin, Germany Rome, Italy Copenhagen, Denmark 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 Mar 18 at 11:23:44 Mar 18 at 7:23:44 am Yes Partial Eclipse begins Mar 18 at 12:35:31 Mar 18 at 8:35:31 am No, below the horizon Full Eclipse begins Mar 18 at 13:45:55 Mar 18 at 9:45:55 am No, below the horizon Maximum Eclipse Mar 18 at 14:28:27 Mar 18 at 10:28:27 am No, below the horizon Full Eclipse ends Mar 18 at 15:11:05 Mar 18 at 11:11:05 am No, below the horizon Partial Eclipse ends Mar 18 at 16:21:30 Mar 18 at 12:21:30 pm No, below the horizon Penumbral Eclipse ends Mar 18 at 17:33:12 Mar 18 at 1:33:12 pm No, below the horizon
* The Moon is below the horizon in Columbus some of the time, so that part of the eclipse is not visible.
Quick Facts About This Eclipse Data Value Comments Magnitude 1.337 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 2.424 Fraction of the Moon's diameter covered by Earth's penumbra Overall duration 6 hours, 9 minutes Period between the beginning and end of all eclipse phases Duration of totality 1 hour, 25 minutes Period between the beginning and end of the total phase Duration of partial phases 2 hours, 21 minutes Combined period of both partial phases Duration of penumbral phases 2 hours, 23 minutes Combined period of both penumbral phases
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