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November 29, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Nov 29, 2020 at 11:42 pm
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Rarotonga
Began: Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 9:32 pm
Maximum: Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 11:42 pm -0.262 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 1:53 am
Duration: 4 hours, 21 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 29–30, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Rarotonga

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:32 pm Sun, Nov 29
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northeast 48°
30.0°
11:42 pm Sun, Nov 29
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northeast 15°
45.9°
1:53 am Mon, Nov 30
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North-northwest 333°
42.8°

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 penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared partially or totally eclipsed during this event. 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 Rarotonga

Eclipse Visibility From RarotongaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 24, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Rarotonga, or the path map image for global details.

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