Jul 16, 1935 Total Lunar Eclipse
What this lunar eclipse looks like
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
Click the 'play' button to view the animation. The pause button can also be used to temporarily suspend the animation.
The animation shows where this penumbral solar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).
The night (dark) areas in the animation are approximately those that can see the moon, and therefore also the eclipse.
Legend
Intense red shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse from beginning to end.
Red shading right/east of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse until moonset/sunrise.
Red shading left/west of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse after moonrise/sunset.
No coloring: Eclipse is not visible at all
Note: Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.
Where to see the eclipse
Continents seeing at least some parts of the eclipse:
- West in Asia
- Parts of North America
- South America
- Antarctica
Total eclipse visible in...
Locations near the shadow's path:
- Qaanaaq, Greenland
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- San Jose, California, U.S.A.
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Oakland, California, U.S.A.
- Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Kiritimati, Christmas Island, Kiribati
- Fresno, California, U.S.A.
- Alofi, Niue
- Papeete, Tahiti, France
- Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada
- San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
- Stockton, California, U.S.A.
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Taiohae, Marquesas Islands, France
- Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Partial eclipse visible in...
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Doha, Qatar
- Manama, Bahrain
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Funafuti, Tuvalu
- Kingston, Norfolk Island
- Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
- Noumea, New Caledonia, France
- Port Vila, Vanuatu
- Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island, Australia
- Resolute, Nunavut Territory, Canada
- Tarawa, Kiribati
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Adak, Alaska, U.S.A.
- Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Anadyr, Russia
- Beijing, China
When the eclipse happens worldwide
Lunar eclipses look approximately the same all over the world and happen at the same time.The times displayed might be a minute or two off actual times.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Washington DC* | Visible in Washington DC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | Jul 16 at 2:18 AM | Jul 15 at 10:18 PM | Yes |
| Partial Eclipse begins | Jul 16 at 3:15 AM | Jul 15 at 11:15 PM | Yes |
| Full Eclipse begins | Jul 16 at 4:10 AM | Jul 16 at 12:10 AM | Yes |
| Maximum Eclipse | Jul 16 at 4:59 AM | Jul 16 at 12:59 AM | Yes |
| Full Eclipse ends | Jul 16 at 5:48 AM | Jul 16 at 1:48 AM | Yes |
| Partial Eclipse ends | Jul 16 at 6:43 AM | Jul 16 at 2:43 AM | Yes |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | Jul 16 at 7:40 AM | Jul 16 at 3:40 AM | Yes |
* The Moon is over the horizon during this eclipse, so with good weather conditions in Washington DC, the entire eclipse is visible.
Eclipses during year 1935
- Jan 19, 1935 Total Lunar Eclipse
- Feb 3, 1935 Partial Solar Eclipse
- Jun 30, 1935 Partial Solar Eclipse
- Jul 16, 1935 Total Lunar Eclipse (Currently shown)
- Jul 30, 1935 Partial Solar Eclipse
- Dec 25, 1935 Annular Solar Eclipse