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September 18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Grahamstown, South Africa

Sep 18, 2024 at 4:44 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Grahamstown
Begins: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 2:41 am
Maximum: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 4:44 am 0.085 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 6:17 am
Duration: 3 hours, 37 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Grahamstown

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:41 am Wed, Sep 18
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 301°
42.1°
4:12 am Wed, Sep 18
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 284°
24.6°
4:44 am Wed, Sep 18
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 279°
18.3°
5:15 am Wed, Sep 18
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 275°
12.0°
6:17 am Wed, Sep 18SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 267°
-0.2°
6:47 am Wed, Sep 18Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 263°
-6.9°

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 Grahamstown. 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 Grahamstown

Eclipse Visibility From GrahamstownVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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