Mar 24, 2024 at 9:12 pm
Max View in Anchorage Island
| Global Event: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Anchorage Island |
| Began: | Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 6:56 pm |
| Maximum: | Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 9:12 pm -0.133 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 11:32 pm |
| Duration: | 4 hours, 36 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
March 24, 2024 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Anchorage Island
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:53 pm Sun, Mar 24 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  90° | -0.8° |
| 6:56 pm Sun, Mar 24 | Rising | Moonrise 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. | 90° | -0.2° |
| 9:12 pm Sun, Mar 24 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 82° | 31.8° | |
| 11:32 pm Sun, Mar 24 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 64° | 64.3° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
Cloud Coverage (Mar 24)
In the past, this day was cloudy 65% of the time (since 2000).
Lunar Eclipses
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Anchorage Island
| Eclipse Visibility From Anchorage Island | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Anchorage Island, or the path map image for global details. |