October 8, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse in Toledo, Ohio, USA

Oct 8, 2014 at 6:54 am

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Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Lunar Eclipse in Toledo, Ohio
Began:	Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 4:15 am
Maximum:	Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 6:54 am 1.166 Magnitude
Ended:	Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 7:45 am
Duration:	3 hours, 30 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

October 8, 2014 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Toledo

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

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
4:15 am Wed, Oct 8		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	240°	35.5°
5:14 am Wed, Oct 8		Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.	253°	25.8°
6:25 am Wed, Oct 8		Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.	265°	13.5°
6:54 am Wed, 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.	270°	8.3°
7:23 am Wed, Oct 8		Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.	275°	3.2°
7:45 am Wed, Oct 8	Setting	Moonset Setting	278°	-0.2°
8:34 am Wed, Oct 8	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon	286°	-9.3°
9:33 am Wed, Oct 8	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	297°	-19.1°

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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.

This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Toledo. 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 61% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Toledo

Eclipse Visibility From Toledo		Visibility Worldwide
	Jun 26, 2010 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 10, 2011 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 20, 2012 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Jun 4, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 5, 2012 Venus Transit	Venus Transit
	Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	May 24–25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 18, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 3, 2013 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 8, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 23, 2014 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Apr 4, 2015 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 27–28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	May 9, 2016 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Feb 10, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 21, 2017 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Jan 31, 2018 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 20–21, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 11, 2019 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
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