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September 18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Georgetown (Ascension Island), Saint Helena

Sep 18, 2024 at 2:44 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Georgetown (Ascension Island)
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.

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September 18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Georgetown (Ascension Island)

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:41 am Wed, Sep 18
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction North-northeast 23°
84.8°
2:12 am Wed, Sep 18
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 283°
69.0°
2:44 am Wed, Sep 18
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 279°
61.5°
3:15 am Wed, Sep 18
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 276°
53.9°
4:47 am Wed, Sep 18
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 272°
31.7°

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 Georgetown (Ascension Island). 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 Georgetown (Ascension Island)

Eclipse Visibility From Georgetown (Ascension Island)Visibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Georgetown (Ascension Island), or the path map image for global details.

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