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September 18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (Ashkhabad)

Sep 18, 2024 at 6:43 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Ashgabat
Begins: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 5:41 am
Maximum: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 6:43 am -0.221 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 6:50 am
Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

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September 18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Ashgabat

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:41 am Wed, Sep 18
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 255°
12.1°
6:43 am Wed, Sep 18
Maximum in Ashgabat This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Ashgabat. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Ashgabat because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West 265°
1.0°
6:50 am Wed, Sep 18SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 266°
-0.2°
7:12 am Wed, Sep 18Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 269°
-5.0°
7:44 am Wed, Sep 18Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 274°
-10.8°
8:15 am Wed, Sep 18Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-16.6°
9:47 am Wed, Sep 18Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 295°
-32.8°

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 Ashgabat

Eclipse Visibility From AshgabatVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Ashgabat, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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