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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — King Edward Point, South Georgia/Sandwich Is. (Grytviken)

Sep 18, 2024 at 12:44 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in King Edward Point
Begins: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 10:41 pm
Maximum: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 12:44 am 0.085 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 2:47 am
Duration: 4 hours, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

September 17–18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — King Edward Point

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in King Edward Point. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (GST) for King Edward Point.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:41 pm Tue, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction North-northeast 30°
34.4°
12:12 am Wed, Sep 18
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction North
37.7°
12:44 am Wed, Sep 18
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North 352°
37.3°
1:15 am Wed, Sep 18
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 343°
36.2°
2:47 am Wed, Sep 18
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northwest 318°
29.4°

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 King Edward Point. 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.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in King Edward Point

Eclipse Visibility From King Edward PointVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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