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August 6, 2036 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus, OH, USA

Aug 6, 2036 at 10:51 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio
Begins: Wed, Aug 6, 2036 at 8:30 pm
Maximum: Wed, Aug 6, 2036 at 10:51 pm 1.454 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Aug 7, 2036 at 1:57 am
Duration: 5 hours, 27 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

August 6–7, 2036 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
7:45 pm Wed, Aug 6 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-southeast 104°
-8.9°
8:30 pm Wed, Aug 6 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-southeast 111°
-0.2°
8:55 pm Wed, Aug 6
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. 		Map direction East-southeast 115°
3.7°
10:03 pm Wed, Aug 6
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction Southeast 127°
14.4°
10:51 pm Wed, Aug 6
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction Southeast 136°
21.1°
11:38 pm Wed, Aug 6
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction South-southeast 147°
26.7°
12:46 am Thu, Aug 7
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction South-southeast 164°
32.0°
1:57 am Thu, Aug 7
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction South 184°
33.4°

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 is fully visible in Columbus. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Aug 6–7)

In the past, this day was cloudy 60% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipse Visibility From Columbus Visibility Worldwide
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Columbus, or the path map image for global details.

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