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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Sep 17, 2024 at 6:40 pm
Near max in Aitutaki
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Aitutaki
Began: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 6:37 pm
Maximum: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 6:39 pm -0.842 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 6:47 pm
Duration: 10 minutes

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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Aitutaki

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Aitutaki. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CKT) for Aitutaki.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:41 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 121°
-51.7°
4:12 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 105°
-32.9°
4:44 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 102°
-26.1°
5:15 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East 99°
-19.1°
6:37 pm Tue, Sep 17RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 92°
-0.2°
6:39 pm Tue, Sep 17
Maximum in Aitutaki This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Aitutaki. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Aitutaki because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 91°
0.2°
6:47 pm Tue, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 91°
1.8°

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

A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Aitutaki

Eclipse Visibility From AitutakiVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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