Eclipse Calculator – Solar Eclipses in Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
Eclipse visible in Sacramento – Oct 8, 2014 Total 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
- Penumbral Eclipse just started
- Penumbral Eclipse in good progress
- Partial Eclipse starts
- Total Eclipse starts
- Maximum Eclipse
- Total Eclipse ends
- Full Eclipse ends
- Penumbral Eclipse continues
- Penumbral Eclipse about to end
Local times for eclipse in Sacramento on Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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 Sacramento | Direction | Altitude | Looks like | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral eclipse begins | Oct 8 at 1:17 AM | 194° | 56.0° | The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. | |
| Maximum Eclipse | Oct 8 at 2:17 AM | 218° | 51.1° | Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | |
| Partial eclipse begins | Oct 8 at 2:18 AM | 218° | 51.0° | Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. | |
| Total Eclipse begins | Oct 8 at 3:27 AM | 238° | 41.4° | Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. | |
| Total Eclipse ends | Oct 8 at 4:22 AM | 250° | 32.0° | Total moon eclipse ends. | |
| Partial Eclipse ends | Oct 8 at 5:32 AM | 262° | 19.4° | Partial moon eclipse ends. | |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | Oct 8 at 6:32 AM | 272° | 8.2° | The Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West. |
Other eclipses visible in Sacramento
| Dates (Click link for path info) | Object | Type at max | Visibility in Sacramento | Looks like in Sacramento | Path of the eclipse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2009 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Jul 7, 2009 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Aug 5, 2009 | Lunar | Penumbral | Partial |  | |
| Dec 31, 2009 | Lunar | Partial | Partial |  | |
| Jun 26, 2010 | Lunar | Partial | Penumbral |  | |
| Dec 20 / Dec 21, 2010 | Lunar | Total | Penumbral |  | |
| Jun 15, 2011 | Lunar | Total | Partial |  | |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Lunar | Total | Penumbral |  | |
| May 20, 2012 | Solar | Annular | Partial |  | |
| Jun 4, 2012 | Lunar | Partial | Penumbral |  | |
| Nov 28, 2012 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Apr 25, 2013 | Lunar | Penumbral | Partial |  | |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Apr 14 / Apr 15, 2014 | Lunar | Total | Penumbral |  | |
| Oct 8, 2014 | Lunar | Total | Penumbral |  | |
| Oct 23, 2014 | Solar | Partial | Partial |  | |
| Apr 4, 2015 | Lunar | Partial | Penumbral |  | |
| Sep 27, 2015 | Lunar | Total | Total |  | |
| Mar 23, 2016 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Lunar | Penumbral | Partial |  | |
| Feb 10, 2017 | Lunar | Penumbral | Penumbral |  | |
| Aug 7, 2017 | Lunar | Partial | Partial |  | |
| Aug 21, 2017 | Solar | Total | Partial |  | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Lunar | Total | Penumbral |  | |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Lunar | Total | Partial |  | |
| Jan 20, 2019 | Lunar | Total | Penumbral |  | |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Lunar | Partial | Partial |  |
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