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December 9, 2030 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Atlanta, GA, USA

Dec 9, 2030 at 5:31 pm
Near max in Atlanta
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Atlanta, Georgia
Begins: Mon, Dec 9, 2030 at 5:28 pm
Maximum: Mon, Dec 9, 2030 at 5:31 pm -0.164 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Dec 9, 2030 at 7:47 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 9, 2030 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Atlanta

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:08 pm Mon, Dec 9Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 40°
-23.0°
5:27 pm Mon, Dec 9Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 63°
-0.3°
5:28 pm Mon, Dec 9RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 63°
-0.2°
5:31 pm Mon, Dec 9
Maximum in Atlanta This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Atlanta. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Atlanta 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 East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction East-northeast 63°
0.3°
7:47 pm Mon, Dec 9
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 80°
25.8°

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 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 (Dec 9)

In the past, this day was cloudy 62% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Atlanta

Eclipse Visibility From AtlantaVisibility Worldwide
Dec 9, 2030 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 6–7, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 30, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 14, 2031 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Oct 8, 2033 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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