St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: November 18, 2021

St. Louis MO

19 November, 2021

9:32 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: November 18, 2021 A partial lunar eclipse will be visible tonight starting just after midnight. The eclipse begins 12:02 am and ends at 6:03 am on November 19, 2021. The partial stages of the eclipse begin at 1:18 am as the Moon begins to enter Earth's umbral shadow. The Moon will leave the umbral shadow at 4:47 am ending the partial eclipse. Maximum eclipse occurs at 3:02 am when roughly 97% of the Moon will appear eclipsed. Learn more here. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.