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December 24, 2178 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Columbus, OH, USA

Dec 24, 2178 at 5:16 pm
Near max in Columbus
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio
Begins: Thu, Dec 24, 2178 at 5:12 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 24, 2178 at 5:15 pm 0.042 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 24, 2178 at 6:45 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

December 24, 2178 — Partial 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 (EST) for Columbus.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
2:02 pm Thu, Dec 24 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 24°
-24.3°
3:27 pm Thu, Dec 24 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 42°
-15.8°
4:23 pm Thu, Dec 24 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction Northeast 52°
-8.2°
5:12 pm Thu, Dec 24 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-northeast 60°
-0.2°
5:15 pm Thu, Dec 24
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.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction East-northeast 60°
0.2°
5:20 pm Thu, Dec 24
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction East-northeast 61°
0.9°
6:45 pm Thu, Dec 24
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East-northeast 73°
14.9°

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 partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Columbus. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers only a small portion of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 24)

In the past, this day was cloudy 80% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Columbus

Eclipse Visibility From Columbus Visibility Worldwide
May 29, 2170 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Nov 16, 2170 Mercury Transit Mercury Transit
Apr 8, 2172 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 8, 2172 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 1–2, 2172 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

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