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November 7, 1957 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico

Nov 7, 1957 at 6:35 am
Near max in Mexico City
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Mexico City, Ciudad de México
Began: Thu, Nov 7, 1957 at 5:32 am
Maximum: Thu, Nov 7, 1957 at 6:37 am -0.097 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, Nov 7, 1957 at 6:39 am
Duration: 1 hour, 7 minutes

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Location

November 7, 1957 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mexico City

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:32 am Thu, Nov 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 281°
14.1°
6:37 am Thu, Nov 7
Maximum in Mexico City This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Mexico City. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Mexico City 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 286°
0.2°
6:39 am Thu, Nov 7SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 286°
-0.2°
6:43 am Thu, Nov 7Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 287°
-1.0°
8:13 am Thu, Nov 7Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 295°
-20.6°
8:26 am Thu, Nov 7Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 297°
-23.4°
8:40 am Thu, Nov 7Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 299°
-26.2°
10:10 am Thu, Nov 7Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 314°
-42.3°
11:21 am Thu, Nov 7Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 334°
-51.5°

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 Mexico City, 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 7)

In the past, this day was cloudy 28% 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 Mexico City

Eclipse Visibility From Mexico CityVisibility Worldwide
Sep 25–26, 1950 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 7, 1951 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 23, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 15, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 10, 1952 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 20, 1952 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jan 29, 1953 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 26, 1953 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 14, 1953 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Jan 18, 1954 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 15, 1954 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 8, 1955 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 17–18, 1956 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 5, 1957 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
May 13, 1957 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 7, 1957 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 3, 1958 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 3, 1958 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 16, 1959 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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