| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio |
| Began: | Thu, Sep 6, 1979 at 4:21 am |
| Maximum: | Thu, Sep 6, 1979 at 6:54 am 1.093 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Thu, Sep 6, 1979 at 7:07 am |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 46 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 6, 1979 — Total 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 |
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| 4:21 am Thu, Sep 6 |
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Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |
 231° |
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| 5:18 am Thu, Sep 6 |
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Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. |
242° |
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| 6:32 am Thu, Sep 6 |
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Total Eclipse begins
Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest. |
255° |
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| 6:54 am Thu, Sep 6 |
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Maximum Eclipse
Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. |
258° |
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| 7:07 am Thu, Sep 6 | Setting | Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets. |
260° |
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| 7:16 am Thu, Sep 6 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse ends Below horizon |
262° |
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| 8:30 am Thu, Sep 6 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon |
273° |
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| 9:26 am Thu, Sep 6 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon |
283° |
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How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Columbus. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Sep 6)
In the past, this day was cloudy 53% of the time (since 2000).
Lunar Eclipses
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- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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- Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
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- Magnitude of Eclipses
- Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
- Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?
Eclipses and Transits Visible in Columbus
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Feb 21, 1970 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Mar 7, 1970 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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May 9, 1970 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |
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Aug 16–17, 1970 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Feb 9–10, 1971 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Jan 30, 1972 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Jul 10, 1972 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Jul 26, 1972 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Jan 18, 1973 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Nov 10, 1973 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |
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Dec 9, 1973 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Dec 24, 1973 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |
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Jun 4, 1974 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Nov 29, 1974 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Dec 13, 1974 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |
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May 24–25, 1975 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Nov 18, 1975 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Nov 6, 1976 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Apr 3–4, 1977 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Sep 27, 1977 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Oct 12, 1977 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Feb 26, 1979 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Mar 13, 1979 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Sep 6, 1979 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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