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October 20, 2097 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus, OH, USA

Oct 20, 2097 at 9:29 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio
Begins: Sun, Oct 20, 2097 at 6:47 pm
Maximum: Sun, Oct 20, 2097 at 9:29 pm 1.009 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Oct 21, 2097 at 12:10 am
Duration: 5 hours, 23 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

October 20–21, 2097 — 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
6:47 pm Sun, Oct 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction East-northeast 78°
1.1°
7:51 pm Sun, Oct 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction East 88°
12.8°
9:21 pm Sun, Oct 20
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction East-southeast 102°
29.7°
9:29 pm Sun, Oct 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction East-southeast 103°
31.0°
9:36 pm Sun, Oct 20
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-southeast 105°
32.4°
11:07 pm Sun, Oct 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction Southeast 125°
48.0°
12:10 am Mon, Oct 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction Southeast 146°
56.6°

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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 (Oct 20–21)

In the past, this day was cloudy 61% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Columbus

Eclipse Visibility From Columbus Visibility Worldwide
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Aug 28, 2091 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Feb 7, 2092 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse

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

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