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May 25, 2013 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

May 25, 2013 at 4:58 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Edinburgh, Scotland
Began: Sat, May 25, 2013 at 4:53 am
Maximum: Sat, May 25, 2013 at 4:58 am -0.942 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, May 25, 2013 at 5:02 am
Duration: 9 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 25, 2013 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Edinburgh

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:53 am Sat, May 25
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.		Map direction Southwest 231°
0.6°
4:58 am Sat, May 25
Maximum in Edinburgh This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Edinburgh. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Edinburgh 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 Southwest for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction Southwest 232°
0.2°
5:02 am Sat, May 25SettingMoonset 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 Southwest 233°
-0.2°
5:10 am Sat, May 25Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Southwest 234°
-0.9°
5:26 am Sat, May 25Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 238°
-3.2°

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.

During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared 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 25)

In the past, this day was cloudy 77% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  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 Edinburgh

Eclipse Visibility From EdinburghVisibility Worldwide
Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 4, 2011 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jun 15–16, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 2011 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 6, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 25, 2013 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
May 25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 18–19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 15, 2014 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar 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 10–11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 7, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 21, 2017 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar 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

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

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