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Eclipse visible in Kiritimati – Aug 17, 2008 Partial 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

Local times for eclipse in Kiritimati on Sunday, August 17, 2008

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.

EventTime in KiritimatiDirectionAltitudeLooks likeComments
Maximum EclipseAug 17 at 7:50 AM256°West-southwest22.1° belowNot directly visibleUnder horizon
Penumbral eclipse beginsAug 17 at 8:26 AM255°West-southwest30.4° belowNot directly visibleUnder horizon
Partial eclipse beginsAug 17 at 9:37 AM253°West-southwest46.8° belowNot directly visibleUnder horizon
Partial Eclipse endsAug 17 at 12:43 PM169°South-southeast79.3° belowNot directly visibleUnder horizon
Penumbral Eclipse endsAug 17 at 1:53 PM119°East-southeast68.5° belowNot directly visibleUnder horizon
Times are local for Kiritimati (LINT - Line Islands Time).

Other eclipses visible in Kiritimati

Dates
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path info)
ObjectType at maxVisibility in
Kiritimati
Looks like in
Kiritimati
Path of the eclipse
Mar 13, 1998LunarPenumbralPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
Aug 8, 1998LunarPenumbralPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Aug 22, 1998SolarAnnularPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Sep 6 / Sep 7, 1998LunarPenumbralPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
Feb 1, 1999LunarPenumbralPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
Jul 28 / Jul 29, 1999LunarPartialPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
Jan 21, 2000LunarTotalTotalEclipse as seen from earth
Jul 17, 2000LunarTotalPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
Jan 10, 2001LunarTotalPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Jul 6, 2001LunarPartialPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
Dec 15, 2001SolarAnnularPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Dec 30 / Dec 31, 2001LunarPenumbralPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
May 27, 2002LunarPenumbralPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
Jun 25, 2002LunarPenumbralPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Nov 20, 2002LunarPenumbralPartialEclipse as seen from earth
May 16, 2003LunarTotalPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Nov 9, 2003LunarTotalPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
May 5, 2004LunarTotalPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Oct 28, 2004LunarTotalPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Apr 24 / Apr 25, 2005LunarPenumbralPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
Oct 17 / Oct 18, 2005LunarPartialPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
Mar 15, 2006LunarPenumbralPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Sep 8, 2006LunarPartialPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Mar 4, 2007LunarTotalPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Aug 28 / Aug 29, 2007LunarTotalPenumbralEclipse as seen from earth
Feb 21, 2008LunarTotalPartialEclipse as seen from earth
Aug 17, 2008LunarPartialPartialEclipse as seen from earth

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