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Eclipses in Kiritimati, Christmas Island, Kiribati

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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 6:22 am

Global Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse

Kiritimati: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Begins: Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 5:50 am Countdown

Maximum: Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 6:22 am

Ends: Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 10:50 am

Duration: 5 hours, 1 minute

Magnitude: -0.63

August 8, 2017 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Kiritimati

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Animation: How the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Will Look

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.

More about the August 7, 2017 — Partial Lunar Eclipse

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Phases and Local Times of this Eclipse

Start	Max	Moonset

5:50 am Aug 8	6:22 am Aug 8	6:27 am Aug 8

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Local times for eclipse in Kiritimati on Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Event	Time in Kiritimati	Direction	Altitude	Looks like	Comments
Penumbral Eclipse begins	Aug 8 at 5:50:01 am	254°	8.2°		The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Maximal Eclipse visible in Kiritimati	Aug 8 at 6:22:40 am	254°	0.9°		The maximum part of the eclipse occurs when the Moon is close under the horizon. The best time to view the eclipse in Kiritimati would be around this time. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Moonset	Aug 8 at 6:27:06 am	254°	0.0° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Partial Eclipse begins	Aug 8 at 7:22:56 am	255°	13.5° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Maximum Eclipse	Aug 8 at 8:20:29 am	254°	26.9° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Partial Eclipse ends	Aug 8 at 9:18:09 am	252°	40.1° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Penumbral Eclipse ends	Aug 8 at 10:50:56 am	242°	60.6° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Times are local for Kiritimati (LINT – Line Islands Time).

This eclipse is in progress during moonrise or moonset, so only parts of the eclipse are visible in Kiritimati.

The animation's bottom edge represents an ideal, flat horizon, which is at the same altitude as the observer.

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kiritimati

Eclipse Visibility From Kiritimati					Visibility Worldwide
Year	Date	Type	Degree	Looks Like	Max Degree	Path of the Eclipse
2017	Aug 8	Lunar	Penumbral		Partial
2018	Feb 1	Lunar	Total		Total
2019	Jan 21	Lunar	Total		Total
2019	Nov 12	Mercury	Transit		Transit
2020	Jul 5	Lunar	Penumbral		Penumbral
Note: Click on the date link for details in Kiritimati, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.