| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Madrid, Madrid |
| Began: | Tue, Mar 13, 1979 at 7:12 pm |
| Maximum: | Tue, Mar 13, 1979 at 10:08 pm 0.853 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Wed, Mar 14, 1979 at 1:03 am |
| Duration: | 5 hours, 51 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
March 13–14, 1979 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Madrid
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Madrid. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CET) for Madrid.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:12 pm Tue, Mar 13 | Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. |  85° | 0.7° | |
| 8:29 pm Tue, Mar 13 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. | 98° | 14.3° | |
| 10:08 pm Tue, Mar 13 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 116° | 31.5° | |
| 11:46 pm Tue, Mar 13 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 141° | 45.7° | |
| 1:03 am Wed, Mar 14 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 169° | 51.4° |
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 covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Madrid. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.
Cloud Coverage (Mar 13–14)
In the past, this day was cloudy 44% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Madrid
| Eclipse Visibility From Madrid | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1970 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 9, 1970 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Aug 17, 1970 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 10, 1971 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 25, 1971 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 6, 1971 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 26, 1972 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 18–19, 1973 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 15, 1973 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 30, 1973 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 10, 1973 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Dec 10, 1973 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 24, 1973 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 4–5, 1974 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 29, 1974 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 11, 1975 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| May 25, 1975 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 18–19, 1975 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 29, 1976 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| May 13–14, 1976 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 6–7, 1976 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 4, 1977 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 24, 1978 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 16, 1978 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 13–14, 1979 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Madrid, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Madrid