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January 21, 2019 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cairo, Egypt (Al Qâhirah)

Jan 21, 2019 at 6:50 am
Near max in Cairo
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Cairo
Began: Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 4:36 am
Maximum: Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 6:51 am 1.103 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 6:54 am
Duration: 2 hours, 18 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

January 21, 2019 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cairo

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:36 am Mon, Jan 21
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 278°
26.8°
5:33 am Mon, Jan 21
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 284°
15.0°
6:41 am Mon, Jan 21
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.		Map direction West-northwest 292°
2.0°
6:51 am Mon, Jan 21
Maximum in Cairo This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Cairo. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Cairo 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 293°
0.2°
6:54 am Mon, Jan 21SettingMoonset 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 293°
-0.2°
7:12 am Mon, Jan 21Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 295°
-4.2°
7:43 am Mon, Jan 21Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 299°
-9.9°
8:50 am Mon, Jan 21Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 309°
-21.4°
9:48 am Mon, Jan 21Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 320°
-29.8°

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.

This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Cairo. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Jan 21)

In the past, this day was cloudy 52% 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 Cairo

Eclipse Visibility From CairoVisibility Worldwide
Jan 15, 2010 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jan 4, 2011 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jun 15–16, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 6, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 25–26, 2013 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 18–19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 3, 2013 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Mar 20, 2015 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 28, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Sep 16, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 7, 2017 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 31, 2018 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 27–28, 2018 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 21, 2019 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 16–17, 2019 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 11, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

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