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September 18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal (Angra)

Sep 18, 2024 at 2:44 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Angra do Heroísmo, Azores
Began: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 12:41 am
Maximum: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 2:44 am 0.085 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 4:47 am
Duration: 4 hours, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

September 18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Angra do Heroísmo

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:41 am Wed, Sep 18
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southeast 158°
45.2°
2:12 am Wed, Sep 18
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South 190°
47.4°
2:44 am Wed, Sep 18
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 201°
45.8°
3:15 am Wed, Sep 18
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 211°
43.3°
4:47 am Wed, Sep 18
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 236°
31.5°

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 covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Angra do Heroísmo. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered only a small portion of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Angra do Heroísmo

Eclipse Visibility From Angra do HeroísmoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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