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Eclipses in San Francisco, CA, USA

Nov 19, 2021 at 1:02 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in San Francisco
Begins: Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 10:02 pm
Maximum: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 1:02 am 0.974 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 4:03 am
Duration: 6 hours, 2 minutes
Location

November 18–19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — San Francisco

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:02 pm Thu, Nov 18
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 121°
59.2°
11:18 pm Thu, Nov 18
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southeast 156°
69.4°
1:02 am Fri, Nov 19
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 222°
65.9°
2:47 am Fri, Nov 19
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 255°
48.6°
4:03 am Fri, Nov 19
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 268°
34.1°

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 partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from San Francisco. 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 18–19)

In the past, this day was cloudy 49% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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San Francisco Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Francisco

Eclipse Visibility From San FranciscoVisibility Worldwide
Nov 18–19, 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, 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

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

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