| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Adamstown |
| Begins: | Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 6:31 pm |
| Maximum: | Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 6:44 pm 0.085 Magnitude |
| Ends: | Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 8:47 pm |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 16 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Adamstown
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Adamstown. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (PST) for Adamstown.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:41 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  105° | -24.4° |
| 6:12 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 94° | -4.9° |
| 6:31 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 92° | -0.2° |
| 6:44 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 91° | 2.1° | |
| 7:15 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. | 88° | 8.8° | |
| 8:47 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 77° | 28.5° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
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 partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Adamstown. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers only a small portion of the Moon.
Cloud Coverage (Sep 17)
In the past, this day was cloudy 71% of the time (since 2000).
Countdown until eclipse begins
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Adamstown
| Eclipse Visibility From Adamstown | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Adamstown, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Adamstown