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October 8, 2033 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Harrisburg, PA, USA

Oct 8, 2033 at 6:55 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Begins: Sat, Oct 8, 2033 at 4:18 am
Maximum: Sat, Oct 8, 2033 at 6:55 am 1.349 Magnitude
Ends: Sat, Oct 8, 2033 at 7:15 am
Duration: 2 hours, 56 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

October 8, 2033 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Harrisburg

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:18 am Sat, Oct 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 247°
30.7°
5:14 am Sat, Oct 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 258°
21.1°
6:15 am Sat, Oct 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 268°
10.0°
6:55 am Sat, Oct 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.		Map direction West 274°
3.0°
7:15 am Sat, Oct 8SettingMoonset 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 West 277°
-0.2°
7:34 am Sat, Oct 8Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 280°
-4.3°
8:36 am Sat, Oct 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 290°
-15.1°
9:31 am Sat, Oct 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 301°
-24.0°

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.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Harrisburg. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Oct 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 55% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

  1. When Is the Next Lunar Eclipse?
  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 Harrisburg

Eclipse Visibility From HarrisburgVisibility 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
Mar 30, 2033 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Harrisburg, or the path map image for global details.

Next total solar eclipse visible in Harrisburg

Other eclipses visible in Harrisburg

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