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February 22, 2073 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Dublin, Ireland (Baile Átha Cliath (Irish))

Feb 22, 2073 at 7:23 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Dublin
Begins: Wed, Feb 22, 2073 at 4:46 am
Maximum: Wed, Feb 22, 2073 at 7:23 am 1.250 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Feb 22, 2073 at 7:34 am
Duration: 2 hours, 48 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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February 22, 2073 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Dublin

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:46 am Wed, Feb 22
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 254°
23.4°
5:43 am Wed, Feb 22
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 266°
15.2°
6:48 am Wed, Feb 22
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 278°
5.7°
7:23 am Wed, Feb 22
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction West-northwest 285°
1.0°
7:34 am Wed, Feb 22SettingMoonset 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 287°
-0.2°
7:58 am Wed, Feb 22Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 291°
-4.1°
9:03 am Wed, Feb 22Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 304°
-12.5°
10:00 am Wed, Feb 22Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 317°
-18.8°

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 Dublin. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Dublin

Eclipse Visibility From DublinVisibility Worldwide
Oct 19, 2070 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 15–16, 2071 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 12, 2072 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Feb 22, 2073 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2073 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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