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April 14, 2033 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Calcutta)

Apr 15, 2033 at 12:42 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Kolkata, West Bengal
Begins: Thu, Apr 14, 2033 at 9:42 pm
Maximum: Fri, Apr 15, 2033 at 12:42 am 1.094 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Apr 15, 2033 at 3:43 am
Duration: 6 hours, 1 minute

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

April 14–15, 2033 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kolkata

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Kolkata. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (IST) for Kolkata.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:42 pm Thu, Apr 14
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 136°
48.0°
10:55 pm Thu, Apr 14
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southeast 162°
56.4°
12:18 am Fri, Apr 15
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southwest 198°
56.0°
12:42 am Fri, Apr 15
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 208°
53.7°
1:07 am Fri, Apr 15
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 216°
50.6°
2:30 am Fri, Apr 15
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 236°
36.7°
3:43 am Fri, Apr 15
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 248°
22.0°

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

Cloud Coverage (Apr 14–15)

In the past, this day was cloudy 41% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kolkata

Eclipse Visibility From KolkataVisibility Worldwide
Jun 1, 2030 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 15–16, 2030 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 2030 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 21, 2031 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Apr 25, 2032 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Kolkata, or the path map image for global details.

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