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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — 25°04'05.5"S, 130°05'47.1"W

Sep 17, 2024 at 6:44 pm
Max View in 25°04'05.5"S, 130°05'47.1"W
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in 25°04'05.5"S, 130°05'47.1"W
Begins: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 6:31 pm
Maximum: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 6:44 pm 0.085 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 8:47 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 16 minutes

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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — 25°04'05.5"S, 130°05'47.1"W

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:41 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 105°
-24.4°
6:12 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 94°
-4.9°
6:31 pm Tue, Sep 17RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East 92°
-0.2°
6:44 pm Tue, Sep 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction East 91°
2.1°
7:15 pm Tue, Sep 17
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 88°
8.8°
8:47 pm Tue, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 77°
28.5°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in 25°04'05.5"S, 130°05'47.1"W

Eclipse Visibility From 25°04'05.5"S, 130°05'47.1"WVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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