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May 7, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Mthatha, South Africa (Umtata)

May 7, 2031 at 5:50 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Mthatha
Begins: Wed, May 7, 2031 at 3:52 am
Maximum: Wed, May 7, 2031 at 5:50 am -0.091 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, May 7, 2031 at 6:47 am
Duration: 2 hours, 56 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 7, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Mthatha

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:52 am Wed, May 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 270°
34.4°
5:50 am Wed, May 7
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 255°
10.3°
6:47 am Wed, May 7SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 248°
-0.2°
7:49 am Wed, May 7Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 240°
-12.2°

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The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow does not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears partially or totally eclipsed during this event. 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 (May 7)

In the past, this day was cloudy 49% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Mthatha

Eclipse Visibility From MthathaVisibility Worldwide
Jun 15, 2030 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 25, 2030 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Dec 9–10, 2030 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 7, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 21, 2031 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

Other eclipses visible in Mthatha

Other eclipses worldwide

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