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May 6, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Skokie, Illinois, USA

May 6, 2031 at 10:50 pm
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Skokie, Illinois
Begins: Tue, May 6, 2031 at 8:52 pm
Maximum: Tue, May 6, 2031 at 10:50 pm -0.091 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, May 7, 2031 at 12:49 am
Duration: 3 hours, 57 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 6–7, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Skokie

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Tue, May 6, 2031 at 8:47 pm CDT
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:52 pm Tue, May 6
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 125°
9.4°
10:50 pm Tue, May 6
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southeast 149°
23.6°
12:49 am Wed, May 7
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South 179°
29.1°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Skokie

Eclipse Visibility From SkokieVisibility Worldwide
Dec 9, 2030 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 6–7, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 30, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 14, 2031 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Mar 30, 2033 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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