Eclipse Calculator – Solar Eclipses in Christchurch, New Zealand

Eclipse visible in Christchurch – Feb 11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

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 Christchurch on Saturday, February 11, 2017

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 Christchurch	Direction	Altitude	Looks like	Comments
Penumbral eclipse begins	Feb 11 at 11:36 AM	230°	50.9° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon
Penumbral Eclipse ends	Feb 11 at 3:53 PM	129°	49.5° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon
Maximum Eclipse	Feb 11 at 4:20 PM	121°	45.6° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon

Other eclipses visible in Christchurch

Dates (Click link for path info)	Object	Type at max	Visibility in Christchurch	Looks like in Christchurch	Path of the eclipse
Jun 4 / Jun 5, 2012	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Nov 14, 2012	Solar	Total	Partial
Nov 29, 2012	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Apr 26, 2013	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Oct 19, 2013	Lunar	Penumbral	Partial
Apr 15, 2014	Lunar	Total	Total
Oct 8 / Oct 9, 2014	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Apr 4 / Apr 5, 2015	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Sep 28, 2015	Lunar	Total	Partial
Mar 23 / Mar 24, 2016	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Sep 17, 2016	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Feb 11, 2017	Lunar	Penumbral	Partial
Aug 8, 2017	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Jan 31 / Feb 1, 2018	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Jul 28, 2018	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Jan 21, 2019	Lunar	Total	Partial
Jul 17, 2019	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Jan 11, 2020	Lunar	Penumbral	Partial
Jun 6, 2020	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Jul 5, 2020	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Nov 30 / Dec 1, 2020	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
May 26 / May 27, 2021	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Nov 19 / Nov 20, 2021	Lunar	Partial	Partial
May 16, 2022	Lunar	Total	Partial
Nov 8 / Nov 9, 2022	Lunar	Total	Penumbral

Sun & Moon Calculators for Christchurch

• Sunrise and sunset in Christchurch
• Moonrise and moonset in Christchurch
• Phases of the moon in Christchurch