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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Taiohae, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Sep 17, 2024 at 5:47 pm
Near max in Taiohae
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Taiohae, Marquesas Islands
Began: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 5:44 pm
Maximum: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 5:46 pm -0.005 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 7:17 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Taiohae

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:11 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 100°
-36.8°
4:42 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 95°
-15.3°
5:14 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East 93°
-7.9°
5:44 pm Tue, Sep 17RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 92°
-0.2°
5:45 pm Tue, Sep 17
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
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 East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 92°
0.0°
5:46 pm Tue, Sep 17
Maximum in Taiohae This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Taiohae. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Taiohae 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 East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 92°
0.2°
7:17 pm Tue, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 88°
21.4°

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

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 Taiohae

Eclipse Visibility From TaiohaeVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Taiohae, or the path map image for global details.

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