✨ Caelus • Lunar Eclipse on October 30, 2050

September 09, 2026 17:06:20 UTC+02:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

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The Moon in Earth's shadow Total Lunar Eclipse: at greatest eclipse the Moon's centre passes 1.63 Moon radii north of the axis of Earth's shadow, with 105% of its diameter inside the umbra and 203% inside the penumbra.

Total Lunar Eclipse

October 30, 2050
Umbra Penumbra Moon
Greatest Eclipse
04:20
03:20 UTC
Duration
5h 13m
first to last penumbral contact
Deepest Phase
34m 33s
Totality
Umbral Magnitude
1.054
of the diameter in the umbra
Penumbral Magnitude
2.034
of the diameter in the penumbra
Gamma
0.443
2 829 km north of the axis

🕐 Contacts

Times in Europe/Paris, with UTC underneath.

  1. First penumbral contact (P1)
    The Moon touches Earth's penumbra and starts to dim.
    02:44
    00:44 UTC
    PA 93.1°
    51.0° alt · 211° az
  2. First umbral contact (U1)
    The Moon reaches the umbra and the partial eclipse begins.
    02:44
    01:44 UTC
    PA 102.3°
    44.9° alt · 230° az
  3. Second umbral contact (U2)
    The Moon is entirely inside the umbra and totality begins.
    04:03
    03:03 UTC
    PA 326.2°
    34.1° alt · 250° az
  4. Greatest eclipse
    The Moon's centre is least distant from the axis of Earth's shadow.
    04:20
    03:20 UTC
    PA 346.5°
    31.5° alt · 254° az
  5. Third umbral contact (U3)
    The Moon starts leaving the umbra and totality ends.
    04:37
    03:37 UTC
    PA 6.8°
    28.9° alt · 257° az
  6. Fourth umbral contact (U4)
    The Moon leaves the umbra and the partial eclipse ends.
    05:57
    04:57 UTC
    PA 230.7°
    16.5° alt · 272° az
  7. Last penumbral contact (P4)
    The Moon leaves Earth's penumbra and the eclipse ends.
    06:57
    05:57 UTC
    PA 240.0°
    7.2° alt · 283° az

The position angle is measured on the Moon's limb from celestial north through east, the convention IMCCE and NASA publish, so these values can be compared with a published table directly.

👁 Visibility

From your location.

The Moon is up from the first to the last contact.
Penumbral phase
Entirely visible
Partial phase
Entirely visible
Totality
Entirely visible
Moon above the horizon
02:44 – 06:57

A lunar eclipse happens at the same moment everywhere. All that changes from place to place is whether the Moon is above the horizon.

⏳ Durations

Penumbral phase 5h 13m
Partial phase 3h 12m
Totality 34m 33s

🌍 About This Eclipse

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth's shadow to completely cover the Moon. During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon can take on a reddish color due to the scattering of sunlight through the Earth's atmosphere, often referred to as a "Blood Moon."

A lunar eclipse is a geocentric event. The contacts and magnitudes on this page are the same for every observer who can see the Moon at that moment.