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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 6:20 am

Global Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse

Tarawa: Partial Lunar Eclipse

Begins: Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 3:50 am Countdown

Maximum: Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 6:20 am

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

Duration: 5 hours, 1 minute

Magnitude: 0.25

August 8, 2017 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Tarawa

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Animation: How the Partial Lunar Eclipse Will Look

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Tarawa. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event.

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Phases and Local Times of this Eclipse

Start of partial	Max	Moonset

5:22 am Aug 8	6:20 am Aug 8	6:30 am Aug 8

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

Event	Time in Tarawa	Direction	Altitude	Looks like	Comments
Penumbral Eclipse begins	Aug 8 at 3:50:01 am	249°	36.6°		The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Partial Eclipse begins	Aug 8 at 5:22:56 am	253°	15.2°		Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Maximum Eclipse	Aug 8 at 6:20:29 am	254°	2.0°		Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Moonset	Aug 8 at 6:30:19 am	255°	0.0° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Partial Eclipse ends	Aug 8 at 7:18:09 am	255°	11.7° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Penumbral Eclipse ends	Aug 8 at 8:50:56 am	253°	33.2° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Times are local for Tarawa (GILT – Gilbert Island Time).

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

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

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Tarawa

Eclipse Visibility From Tarawa					Visibility Worldwide
Year	Date	Type	Degree	Looks Like	Max Degree	Path of the Eclipse
2017	Aug 8	Lunar	Partial		Partial
2018	Jan 31 / Feb 1	Lunar	Total		Total
2018	Jul 28	Lunar	Partial		Total
2019	Dec 26	Solar	Partial		Annular
2020	Jan 11	Lunar	Penumbral		Penumbral
Note: Click on the date link for details in Tarawa, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.