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May 6, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Atlanta, GA, USA

May 6, 2031 at 11:50 pm
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Atlanta, Georgia
Begins: Tue, May 6, 2031 at 9:52 pm
Maximum: Tue, May 6, 2031 at 11:50 pm -0.091 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, May 7, 2031 at 1:49 am
Duration: 3 hours, 57 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 6–7, 2031 — 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 (EDT) for Atlanta.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:52 pm Tue, May 6
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 125°
16.4°
11:50 pm Tue, May 6
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southeast 150°
32.1°
1:49 am Wed, May 7
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South 183°
37.4°

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 (May 6–7)

In the past, this day was cloudy 56% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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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

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

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