Eclipse Calculator – Solar Eclipses in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Eclipse visible in Rio de Janeiro – Sep 16, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looks like from the night side of earth.
BETA: This is a temporary animation, it would look different in real life. We hope to fix that issue soon.
Stages in eclipse
- Penumbral Eclipse just started
- Penumbral Eclipse in good progress
- Maximum Eclipse
- Penumbral Eclipse continues
- Penumbral Eclipse about to end
Local times for eclipse in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, September 16, 2016
Click on the Sun/Moon symbols in the column entitled “Looks like” to see what the eclipse looks like during the different phases of the event.
| Event | Time in Rio de Janeiro | Direction | Altitude | Looks like | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral eclipse begins | Sep 16 at 1:57 PM | 125° | 48.5° below | Not directly visible | Under horizon |
| Maximum Eclipse | Sep 16 at 5:48 PM | 93° | 0.0° below | Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon near horizon, must have completely free sight or higher up than the surroundings. | |
| Moonrise | Sep 16 at 5:48 PM | 93° | 0.0° below | Not directly visible | Under horizon |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | Sep 16 at 5:53 PM | 92° | 0.9° | The Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. |
This eclipse is in progress during sunrise or sunset, so the Sun is displayed only partly in some phases, according to its altitude below the horizon. The animation's bottom edge represents an ideal, flat horizon, which is at the same altitude as the observer.
Times are local for Rio de Janeiro (BRT - Brasília time).Other eclipses visible in Rio de Janeiro
| Dates (Click link for path info) | Object | Type at max | Visibility in Rio de Janeiro | Looks like in Rio de Janeiro | Path of the eclipse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2011 | Lunar | Total | Total |  | |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Lunar | Total | Partial |  | |
| Jun 4, 2012 | Lunar | Partial | Penumbral |  | |
| Nov 28, 2012 | Lunar | Penumbral | Partial |  | |
| Apr 25, 2013 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Apr 15, 2014 | Lunar | Total | Penumbral |  | |
| Oct 8, 2014 | Lunar | Total | Penumbral |  | |
| Apr 4, 2015 | Lunar | Partial | Partial |  | |
| Sep 27 / Sep 28, 2015 | Lunar | Total | Penumbral |  | |
| Mar 23, 2016 | Lunar | Penumbral | Partial |  | |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Feb 10 / Feb 11, 2017 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Feb 26, 2017 | Solar | Annular | Partial |  | |
| Aug 7, 2017 | Lunar | Partial | Penumbral |  | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Lunar | Total | Partial |  | |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Lunar | Total | Total |  | |
| Jan 21, 2019 | Lunar | Total | Penumbral |  | |
| Jul 2, 2019 | Solar | Total | Partial |  | |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Lunar | Partial | Partial |  | |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Lunar | Penumbral | Partial |  | |
| Jun 5, 2020 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Jul 5, 2020 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Nov 30, 2020 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Solar | Total | Partial |  | |
| May 26, 2021 | Lunar | Partial | Penumbral |  | |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Lunar | Partial | Penumbral |  |
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