| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Goderich, Ontario |
| Began: | Sun, Aug 26, 1923 at 4:14 am |
| Maximum: | Sun, Aug 26, 1923 at 6:39 am 0.163 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Aug 26, 1923 at 6:49 am |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 35 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
August 26, 1923 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Goderich
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Goderich. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (EDT) for Goderich.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:14 am Sun, Aug 26 | Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |  226° | 22.7° | |
| 5:52 am Sun, Aug 26 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest. | 246° | 8.6° | |
| 6:39 am Sun, Aug 26 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 254° | 1.2° | |
| 6:49 am Sun, Aug 26 | Setting | Moonset Setting | 256° | -0.2° |
| 7:26 am Sun, Aug 26 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon | 262° | -7.1° |
| 9:04 am Sun, Aug 26 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon | 279° | -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.
During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Goderich. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered only a small portion of the Moon.
Cloud Coverage (Aug 26)
In the past, this day was cloudy 48% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Goderich
| Eclipse Visibility From Goderich | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2–3, 1920 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 27, 1920 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 10, 1920 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 21–22, 1921 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 16, 1921 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 13, 1922 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 5, 1922 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 2–3, 1923 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 26, 1923 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 10, 1923 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| May 7, 1924 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Jan 24, 1925 Total Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 8, 1925 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 4, 1925 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 28, 1926 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 24–25, 1926 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 18–19, 1926 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 15, 1927 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 3, 1928 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 27, 1928 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 16, 1929 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Goderich, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in Goderich
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