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May 5, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Johannesburg, South Africa

May 5, 2023 at 7:22 pm
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Johannesburg
Began: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 5:25 pm
Maximum: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 7:22 pm -0.046 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, May 5, 2023 at 9:31 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

May 5, 2023 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Johannesburg

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
5:14 pm Fri, May 5 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-southeast 109°
-2.4°
5:25 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 108°
-0.2°
7:22 pm Fri, May 5
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction East 97°
24.3°
9:31 pm Fri, May 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East 84°
52.5°

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 Johannesburg

Eclipse Visibility From Johannesburg Visibility Worldwide
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Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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

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