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July 15, 1954 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Columbus, OH, USA

Jul 15, 1954 at 8:56 pm
Near max in Columbus
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio
Began: Thu, Jul 15, 1954 at 8:52 pm
Maximum: Thu, Jul 15, 1954 at 8:55 pm 0.293 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, Jul 15, 1954 at 10:51 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

July 15, 1954 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Columbus

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
5:49 pm Thu, Jul 15 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 91°
-33.5°
7:10 pm Thu, Jul 15 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-southeast 102°
-18.7°
8:20 pm Thu, Jul 15 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East-southeast 112°
-6.3°
8:52 pm Thu, Jul 15 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-southeast 117°
-0.2°
8:55 pm Thu, Jul 15
Maximum in Columbus This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Columbus. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Columbus because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-southeast 118°
0.2°
9:30 pm Thu, Jul 15
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 123°
5.5°
10:51 pm Thu, Jul 15
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction Southeast 138°
16.8°

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 partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Columbus. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Columbus

Eclipse Visibility From Columbus Visibility Worldwide
Sep 25–26, 1950 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Mar 7, 1951 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Mar 23, 1951 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 1951 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 1, 1951 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Sep 15, 1951 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 10, 1952 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 29, 1953 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Jul 26, 1953 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Nov 14, 1953 Mercury Transit Mercury Transit
Jan 18–19, 1954 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Jun 30, 1954 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Jul 15, 1954 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 8, 1955 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 17–18, 1956 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
May 5, 1957 Mercury Transit Mercury Transit
May 13, 1957 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Nov 7, 1957 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Apr 3, 1958 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 3, 1958 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 16, 1959 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2, 1959 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse

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