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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Juneau, AK, USA

Sep 17, 2024 at 7:16 pm
Max View in Juneau, Alaska
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Juneau, Alaska
Begins: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 7:11 pm
Maximum: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 7:16 pm -0.005 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 8:47 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Juneau

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:41 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 63°
-20.0°
6:12 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 82°
-8.5°
6:44 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East 89°
-4.5°
7:11 pm Tue, Sep 17RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 94°
-0.2°
7:15 pm Tue, Sep 17
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 95°
0.2°
7:16 pm Tue, Sep 17
Maximum in Juneau This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Juneau. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Juneau because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 95°
0.3°
8:47 pm Tue, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 114°
11.3°

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 Juneau

Eclipse Visibility From JuneauVisibility Worldwide
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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