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November 29, 1993 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sofia, Bulgaria

Nov 29, 1993 at 7:32 am
Near max in Sofia
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Sofia
Began: Mon, Nov 29, 1993 at 5:28 am
Maximum: Mon, Nov 29, 1993 at 7:32 am 0.705 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Nov 29, 1993 at 7:36 am
Duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 29, 1993 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sofia

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Sofia. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EET) for Sofia.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:28 am Mon, Nov 29
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 279°
20.5°
6:40 am Mon, Nov 29
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.		Map direction West-northwest 290°
8.2°
7:32 am Mon, Nov 29
Maximum in Sofia This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sofia. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sofia 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 West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction West-northwest 298°
0.2°
7:36 am Mon, Nov 29SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-northwest 299°
-0.2°
8:02 am Mon, Nov 29Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 303°
-4.8°
8:26 am Mon, Nov 29Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northwest 307°
-8.2°
8:49 am Mon, Nov 29Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 311°
-11.3°
10:11 am Mon, Nov 29Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 328°
-20.6°
11:23 am Mon, Nov 29Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 345°
-25.5°

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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Sofia, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Nov 29)

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

Lunar Eclipses

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  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
  3. Why Does the Moon Turn Red?
  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
  8. Eclipse Seasons
  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sofia

Eclipse Visibility From SofiaVisibility Worldwide
Feb 9–10, 1990 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 30, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 27, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 26, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 15, 1992 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 9–10, 1992 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 29, 1993 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 25, 1994 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 18, 1994 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 1995 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 4, 1996 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 27, 1996 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 12, 1996 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 24, 1997 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 16–17, 1997 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13, 1998 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 8, 1998 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 31, 1999 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 11, 1999 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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