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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Punta Arenas, Chile

Sep 17, 2024 at 11:44 pm
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Punta Arenas
Begins: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 9:41 pm
Maximum: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 11:44 pm 0.085 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 1:47 am
Duration: 4 hours, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 17–18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Punta Arenas

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Punta Arenas. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CLST) for Punta Arenas.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:41 pm Tue, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 65°
20.0°
11:12 pm Tue, Sep 17
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northeast 43°
30.5°
11:44 pm Tue, Sep 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Northeast 35°
33.3°
12:15 am Wed, Sep 18
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northeast 26°
35.5°
1:47 am Wed, Sep 18
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North 358°
38.0°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Punta Arenas. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers only a small portion of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Punta Arenas

Eclipse Visibility From Punta ArenasVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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