| Global Event: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio |
| Began: | Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:30 pm |
| Maximum: | Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:39 pm -0.666 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:14 pm |
| Duration: | 1 hour, 44 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
August 5, 2009 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Columbus
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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| 7:04 pm Wed, Aug 5 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |
 97° |
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| 8:30 pm Wed, Aug 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. |
110° |
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| 8:39 pm Wed, Aug 5 |
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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. |
111° |
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| 10:14 pm Wed, Aug 5 |
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Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. |
128° |
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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.
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.
Cloud Coverage (Aug 5)
In the past, this day was cloudy 60% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Columbus
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Jan 20–21, 2000 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Dec 25, 2000 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |
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Jan 9, 2001 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Dec 14, 2001 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |
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Dec 30, 2001 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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May 26, 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Jun 10, 2002 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |
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Nov 19, 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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May 7, 2003 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |
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May 15–16, 2003 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Nov 8, 2003 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Jun 8, 2004 Venus Transit | Venus Transit |
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Oct 27–28, 2004 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Apr 8, 2005 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Apr 24, 2005 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Oct 17, 2005 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Mar 14, 2006 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Nov 8, 2006 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |
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Mar 3, 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 28, 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Feb 20–21, 2008 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Jul 7, 2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 5, 2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Columbus, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in Columbus
Next annular eclipse visible in Columbus