Will the lunar eclipse on August 28th be visible from Toronto, Canada?

Answer 1

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Hi Pink!

You'll see the beginning of the eclipse Tuesday morning before the sun comes up.

The partial eclipse officially starts at 4:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and after a few minutes you'll notice a bite beginning to be taken out of the top of the moon.

Over the next hour, more of the lunar disc disappears until by 5:52 a.m. Eastern the earth's shadow completely covers it, the beginning of totality.

By now, the sky will have brightened considerably and you'll be able to see the ghostly eclipsed moon only with greater and greater difficulty. Over the next few minutes you'll lose it in the brightening dawn sky.

After that, it's anti-climax. The sun rises at Toronto at 6:36 a.m. on Tuesday and by that time you won't see the moon any more. The eclipsed moon sets before the eclipse ends.

Those in western North America, as well as the Pacific, Australia, and east and southeast Asia will see the moon emerge from the earth's shadow, but Toronto, the New York area where I am, and eastern and central North America will miss the end of the eclipse because of dawn and because the moon sets before the eclipse ends.

Answer 2

"On the morning Tuesday August 28 there will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible in part over most of North America. The full eclipse will be visible west of the Rockies; the rest of the continent will see the beginning of the eclipse, but the Moon will set before it is finished."

"more of the eclipse is visible the farther west you go. People in the Pacific time zone will see the entire eclipse, while people in the Atlantic zone will see a partially eclipsed Moon set."

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Contact UT ADT EDT CDT MDT PDT

P1 7:53:39 4:53:39 3:53:39 2:53:39 1:53:39 0:53:39

U1 8:51:16 5:51:16 4:51:16 3:51:16 2:51:16 1:51:16

U2 9:52:22 6:52:22 5:52:22 4:52:22 3:52:22 2:52:22

Greatest 10:37:22 7:37:22 6:37:22 5:37:22 4:37:22 3:37:22

U3 11:22:24 8:22:24 7:22:24 6:22:24 5:22:24 4:22:24

U4 12:23:30 9:23:30 8:23:30 7:23:30 6:23:30 5:23:30

P4 13:21:01 10:21:01 9:21:01 8:21:01 7:21:01 6:21:01

P1: Penumbral first contact: when the very first shading appears on the Moon.

U1: Umbral first contact: when the dark central umbra first touches the Moon.

U2: Umbral second contact: total eclipse begins.

Greatest: Greatest eclipse: when the Moon is closest to the middle of the umbra.

U3: Umbral third contact: total eclipse ends.

U4: Umbral fourth contact: when the umbra leaves the Moon.

P4: Penumbral fourth contact: very last shading leaves the Moon.

Source(s): Sky Times August 2008 Newsletters for Stargazing Enthusiasts

Answer 3

Yes, but not all of it. The Moon will enter totality close to moonset time there in Toronto, and will set while the Moon is still in total eclipse.

Answer 4

Yes, from about 4.30am, but I'm sure the local media will give details. I believe that, from Toronto, the moon will set during the eclipse.

Answer 5

ye it will visible .at 4:52 and duration is around 1:32 minutes .....astro query invited at [e-mail]

Answer 6

i think so no