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May 6, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA

May 6, 2031 at 8:50 pm
Max View in Rancho Santa Fe, California
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Rancho Santa Fe, California
Begins: Tue, May 6, 2031 at 7:29 pm
Maximum: Tue, May 6, 2031 at 8:50 pm -0.091 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, May 6, 2031 at 10:49 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 20 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 6, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Rancho Santa Fe

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:52 pm Tue, May 6Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 106°
-8.0°
7:29 pm Tue, May 6RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-southeast 111°
-0.2°
8:50 pm Tue, May 6
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 123°
13.7°
10:49 pm Tue, May 6
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southeast 146°
30.7°

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.

Cloud Coverage (May 6)

In the past, this day was cloudy 45% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rancho Santa Fe

Eclipse Visibility From Rancho Santa FeVisibility Worldwide
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May 6, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 5, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
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Nov 14, 2031 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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