Oct 18 – Oct 19, 2013 Penumbral 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
- 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:
- Europe
- West in Asia
- Africa
- East in North America
- East in South America
Partial eclipse visible in...
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Guam (Hagåtña), Guam
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Manila, Philippines
- Pyongyang, North Korea
- Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.A.
- Suva, Fiji
- Chatham Islands, Chatham Islands, New Zealand
- Adak, Alaska, U.S.A.
- Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
- Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.
- Nome, Alaska, U.S.A.
- Anadyr, Russia
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 | Oct 18 at 9:53 PM | Oct 18 at 2:53 PM | No, under horizon |
| Maximum Eclipse | Oct 18 at 11:50 PM | Oct 18 at 4:50 PM | No, under horizon |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | Oct 19 at 1:48 AM | Oct 18 at 6:48 PM | Yes |
* 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 2013
- Apr 25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- May 9 – May 10, 2013 Annular Solar Eclipse
- Oct 18 – Oct 19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Currently shown)
- Nov 3, 2013 Total Solar Eclipse