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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — 37°46'55"N, 122°14'16"W

Sep 17, 2024 at 7:44 pm
Max View in 37°46'55"N, 122°14'16"W
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in 37°46'55"N, 122°14'16"W
Began: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 7:13 pm
Maximum: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 7:44 pm 0.085 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 9:47 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 34 minutes

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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — 37°46'55"N, 122°14'16"W

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:41 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 80°
-18.6°
7:12 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 93°
-0.3°
7:13 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 93°
-0.2°
7:44 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.
Map direction East 98°
5.3°
8:15 pm Tue, Sep 17
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 102°
11.2°
9:47 pm Tue, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 118°
27.9°

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 37°46'55"N, 122°14'16"W

Eclipse Visibility From 37°46'55"N, 122°14'16"WVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in 37°46'55"N, 122°14'16"W, or the path map image for global details.

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