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November 29, 1993 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Nov 29, 1993 at 4:56 pm
Near max in Beijing
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Beijing, Beijing Municipality
Began: Mon, Nov 29, 1993 at 4:52 pm
Maximum: Mon, Nov 29, 1993 at 4:55 pm -0.657 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Nov 29, 1993 at 5:23 pm
Duration: 31 minutes

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November 29, 1993 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Beijing

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:28 am Mon, Nov 29Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North 352°
-29.5°
12:40 pm Mon, Nov 29Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North 11°
-29.1°
2:02 pm Mon, Nov 29Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 30°
-23.6°
2:26 pm Mon, Nov 29Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 35°
-21.3°
2:49 pm Mon, Nov 29Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northeast 40°
-18.6°
4:11 pm Mon, Nov 29Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northeast 55°
-7.3°
4:52 pm Mon, Nov 29RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 61°
-0.2°
4:55 pm Mon, Nov 29
Maximum in Beijing This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Beijing. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Beijing 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 62°
0.2°
5:23 pm Mon, Nov 29
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.		Map direction East-northeast 66°
4.5°

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 Beijing, but it could be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Nov 29)

In the past, this day was cloudy 64% 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 Beijing

Eclipse Visibility From BeijingVisibility Worldwide
Feb 10, 1990 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 1990 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 6–7, 1990 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 27, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 21, 1991 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 1992 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 24, 1992 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jun 4, 1993 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 6, 1993 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Nov 29, 1993 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 15, 1995 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8–9, 1995 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 24, 1995 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Apr 4, 1996 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 9, 1997 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 1997 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 6, 1998 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 31–Feb 1, 1999 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 28, 1999 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Beijing, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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