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Penumbral lunar eclipse on May 5 2023 (Belgium)

penumbral lunar eclipse May 5, 2023 (Belgium)
Note: This image is here for illustrative purposes and does not represent the actual eclipse on this date.

The Moon information shown here applies to Brussels, Belgium on Friday, May 5, 2023. (Local time Europe/Brussels)

Moonrise to moonset15h17m
Moonrise21:14
Moonset05:57
Distance to the center of the Sun150,877,654 km
Distance to the center of Earth386,598 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)99.2%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)13.9


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According to international time UTC, a lunar eclipse will occur on May 5, 2023 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in Belgium from which the eclipse could be visible (note that the following is a short list of some of the main cities, the eclipse may be visible from other cities not listed here). The date and local time of the event shown below.

CityEclipse visible?Phase
BrusselsYes Penumbral
AntwerpenYes Penumbral
Brabant WallonYes Penumbral
HainautYes Penumbral
LičgeYes Penumbral
LimburgYes Penumbral
LuxembourgYes Penumbral
NamurYes Penumbral
Oost-VlaanderenYes Penumbral
Vlaams BrabantYes Penumbral
West-VlaanderenYes Penumbral

Information about this eclipse

penumbral lunar eclipse This image shows the global map with two regions: the shaded region where you can not see the lunar eclipse, and the blank region, where it can be seen. The image details the type of eclipse, the magnitude of the penumbra and umbra, Saros series to which this eclipse belongs, among other data. The date and time displayed in this image are international date and time, therefore, they might not apply to your country. However, to know the date and exact time of penumbral lunar eclipse in your country, you can see the table below. (Click on the image to enlarge it).


Eclipse schedule in Belgium

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the penumbral lunar eclipse of May 5, 2023 in Belgium. For each city we have assigned a time zone which is very precise and it takes into account Daylight Saving Time (if applicable).

Moon alt.: Excellent   Good   Low   Too low  

CityDetails
Event datePen. Mag.Umb. Mag.Penumbral eclipse beginsMoon alt.Partial eclipse beginsUmbral eclipse beginsMax. eclipse beginsMoon alt.Umbral eclipse endsPartial eclipse endsPenumbral eclipse endsMoon alt.
Brussels (UTC 2)2023-05-0596.4%0%17:14-35--19:23-17--21:321
Antwerpen (UTC 2)2023-05-0596.4%0%17:14-35--19:23-17--21:321
Brabant Wallon (UTC 2)2023-05-0596.4%0%17:14-35--19:23-16--21:322
Hainaut (UTC 2)2023-05-0596.4%0%17:14-36--19:23-17--21:321
Ličge (UTC 2)2023-05-0596.4%0%17:14-35--19:23-16--21:322
Limburg (UTC 2)2023-05-0596.4%0%17:14-35--19:23-16--21:322
Luxembourg (UTC 2)2023-05-0596.4%0%17:14-35--19:23-16--21:322
Namur (UTC 2)2023-05-0596.4%0%17:14-35--19:23-16--21:322
Oost-Vlaanderen (UTC 2)2023-05-0596.4%0%17:14-36--19:23-17--21:321
Vlaams Brabant (UTC 2)2023-05-0596.4%0%17:14-35--19:23-16--21:321
West-Vlaanderen (UTC 2)2023-05-0596.4%0%17:14-36--19:23-17--21:321

You can read the table above as follows: On May 5, 2023 in Brussels, Europe/Brussels (UTC 2), an penumbral lunar eclipse will start at 17:14, the maximum eclipse will occur at 19:23 when the Moon reaches an altitud of -17°; this event will come to an end at 21:32 and will have a penumbral magnitud of 0.964 (this is the fraction of the Moon obscured by the entrance to The Earth's penumbra) and an umbral magnitud of -0.046 (fraction of the Moon obscured by the umbra of The Earth).

We must take into account the altitude of the moon, for example, in Brussels, due to the low altitude of the Moon (-17 degrees) this lunar eclipse will not be very obvious.

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