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May 6, 2050 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus, OH, USA

May 6, 2050 at 8:47 pm
Max View in Columbus, Ohio
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio
Begins: Fri, May 6, 2050 at 8:34 pm
Maximum: Fri, May 6, 2050 at 8:47 pm -0.504 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, May 6, 2050 at 9:20 pm
Duration: 47 minutes

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May 6, 2050 — 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
3:40 pm Fri, May 6 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 62°
-52.8°
4:47 pm Fri, May 6 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 77°
-41.3°
6:09 pm Fri, May 6 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 91°
-26.6°
6:30 pm Fri, May 6 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East 94°
-22.7°
6:52 pm Fri, May 6 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East 97°
-18.8°
8:13 pm Fri, May 6 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East-southeast 109°
-4.3°
8:34 pm Fri, May 6 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-southeast 113°
-0.2°
8:47 pm Fri, May 6
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.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. 		Map direction East-southeast 115°
1.7°
9:20 pm Fri, May 6
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. 		Map direction East-southeast 120°
7.0°

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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Columbus, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. 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 (May 6)

In the past, this day was cloudy 69% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Columbus

Eclipse Visibility From Columbus Visibility Worldwide
May 6, 2050 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Oct 29–30, 2050 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Nov 14, 2050 Partial Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse
Apr 25–26, 2051 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Mar 30, 2052 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse

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