Eclipse Calculator – Solar Eclipses in Lagos, Nigeria
Eclipse visible in Lagos – May 5, 2023 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looks like from the night side of earth.
BETA: This is a temporary animation, it would look different in real life. We hope to fix that issue soon.
Stages in eclipse
- Penumbral Eclipse just started
- Penumbral Eclipse in good progress
- Maximum Eclipse
- Penumbral Eclipse continues
- Penumbral Eclipse about to end
Local times for eclipse in Lagos on Friday, May 5, 2023
Click on the Sun/Moon symbols in the column entitled “Looks like” to see what the eclipse looks like during the different phases of the event.
| Event | Time in Lagos | Direction | Altitude | Looks like | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral eclipse begins | May 5 at 4:16 PM | 106° | 36.0° below | Not directly visible | Under horizon |
| Maximum Eclipse | May 5 at 6:51 PM | 108° | 0.0° | Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon near horizon, must have completely free sight or higher up than the surroundings. | |
| Moonrise | May 5 at 6:51 PM | 108° | 0.0° | Not directly visible | Under horizon |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | May 5 at 8:30 PM | 112° | 22.0° | The Earth's penumbra ends. |
This eclipse is in progress during sunrise or sunset, so the Sun is displayed only partly in some phases, according to its altitude below the horizon. The animation's bottom edge represents an ideal, flat horizon, which is at the same altitude as the observer.
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