Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
The last eclipse of the year, a penumbral lunar eclipse, will occur on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. People in Alaska, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, and most of Asia will be able to observe it.
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
- Maximum Eclipse
- 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 left/west of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse until moonset/sunrise.
Red shading right/east 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
Note that since it is a penumbral eclipse, it can be hard to see, as the moon will only be a bit fainter.
Where to see the eclipse
Continents seeing at least some parts of the eclipse:
- Parts of Europe
- Parts of Asia
- Australia
- Parts of North America
- East in South America
- Arctic
Partial eclipse visible in...
- Cayenne, French Guiana
- Bogota, Colombia
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Hamilton, Bermuda
- Bridgetown, Barbados
- Asuncion, Paraguay
- Augusta, Maine, U.S.A.
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Albany, New York, U.S.A.
- Belmopan, Belize
- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
- Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Accra, Ghana
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Banjul, Gambia
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Bamako, Mali
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 Palo Alto* | Visible in Palo Alto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | Nov 28 at 12:17 PM | Nov 28 at 4:17 AM | Yes |
| Maximum Eclipse | Nov 28 at 2:33 PM | Nov 28 at 6:33 AM | Yes |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | Nov 28 at 4:49 PM | Nov 28 at 8:49 AM | No, under horizon |
* The Moon is under the horizon in Palo Alto some of the time, so that part of the eclipse is not visible.
Eclipses during year 2012
- May 20 – May 21, 2012 Annular Solar Eclipse
- Jun 4, 2012 Partial Lunar Eclipse
- Nov 13 – Nov 14, 2012 Total Solar Eclipse
- Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Currently shown)