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May 5, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Moscow, Russia (Moskva)

May 5, 2023 at 8:22 pm
Max View in Moscow, Moscow
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Moscow, Moscow
Began: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 8:13 pm
Maximum: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 8:22 pm -0.046 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 10:31 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 18 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

May 5, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Moscow

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
6:14 pm Fri, May 5 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 98°
-15.6°
8:13 pm Fri, May 5 Rising Moonrise Rising, 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. Map direction East-southeast 121°
-0.2°
8:22 pm Fri, May 5
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction Southeast 123°
0.7°
10:31 pm Fri, May 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction South-southeast 151°
11.6°

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 penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Moscow

Eclipse Visibility From Moscow Visibility Worldwide
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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

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