Feb 10 – Feb 11, 2017 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 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.
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
- Parts of South America
- Arctic
Partial eclipse visible in...
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Guam (Hagåtña), Guam
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Manila, Philippines
- Seoul, South Korea
- Pyongyang, North Korea
- Shanghai, China
- Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
- Chatham Islands, Chatham Islands, New Zealand
- Suva, Fiji
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Adak, Alaska, U.S.A.
- Anadyr, Russia
- Nome, Alaska, U.S.A.
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 | Feb 10 at 10:36 PM | Feb 10 at 2:36 PM | No, under horizon |
| Maximum Eclipse | Feb 11 at 12:44 AM | Feb 10 at 4:44 PM | No, under horizon |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | Feb 11 at 2:53 AM | Feb 10 at 6:53 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 2017
- Feb 10 – Feb 11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Currently shown)
- Feb 26, 2017 Annular Solar Eclipse
- Aug 7, 2017 Partial Lunar Eclipse
- Aug 21, 2017 Total Solar Eclipse