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March 25, 2024 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Le Mans, Sarthe, France

Mar 25, 2024 at 6:56 am
Max View in Le Mans, Sarthe
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Le Mans, Sarthe
Began: Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 5:53 am
Maximum: Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 6:56 am -0.463 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 7:00 am
Duration: 1 hour, 7 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 25, 2024 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Le Mans

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Le Mans. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CET) for Le Mans.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:53 am Mon, Mar 25
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 256°
10.3°
6:56 am Mon, Mar 25
Maximum in Le Mans This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Le Mans. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Le Mans because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 267°
0.4°
7:00 am Mon, Mar 25SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West 268°
-0.2°
8:12 am Mon, Mar 25Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 281°
-12.7°
10:32 am Mon, Mar 25Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 310°
-33.3°

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 did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared 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.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Le Mans

Eclipse Visibility From Le MansVisibility Worldwide
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Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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