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March 24, 2024 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Mar 24, 2024 at 9:12 pm
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Rarotonga
Begins: Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 6:53 pm
Maximum: Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 9:12 pm -0.133 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 11:32 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 39 minutes
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March 24, 2024 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Rarotonga

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Rarotonga. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CKT) for Rarotonga.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:53 pm Sun, Mar 24
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.		Map direction East 89°
2.0°
9:12 pm Sun, Mar 24
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 76°
33.5°
11:32 pm Sun, Mar 24
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northeast 46°
62.4°

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

During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow does not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 24)

In the past, this day was cloudy 63% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Rarotonga Eclipse Countdown

Lunar Eclipses

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rarotonga

Eclipse Visibility From RarotongaVisibility Worldwide
May 5, 2023 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Mar 24, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Much of Europe, North/East Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse West in Europe, North America, North in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
Sep 17, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Europe, Much of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse South in North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica

Note: Click on the date link for details in Rarotonga, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

All eclipses 1900-2199

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