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Eclipses in Chicago, IL, USA

Nov 19, 2021 at 3:02 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Chicago
Begins: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 12:02 am
Maximum: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 3:02 am 0.974 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 6:03 am
Duration: 6 hours, 2 minutes
Location

November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Chicago

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:02 am Fri, Nov 19
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 198°
65.5°
1:18 am Fri, Nov 19
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southwest 232°
57.4°
3:02 am Fri, Nov 19
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 258°
40.3°
4:47 am Fri, Nov 19
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 276°
21.6°
6:03 am Fri, Nov 19
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.		Map direction West-northwest 288°
8.3°

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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.

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Chicago. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.

Cloud Coverage (Nov 19)

In the past, this day was cloudy 73% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Chicago Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Chicago

Eclipse Visibility From ChicagoVisibility Worldwide
Nov 19, 2021 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, North/West Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic
May 15–16, 2022 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse South/West Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Nov 8, 2022 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse North/East Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Oct 14, 2023 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse West in Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse South/West Europe, East in Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica

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