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Eclipses in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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Monday, August 7, 2017 at 8:45 pm

Global Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse

Birmingham: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Begins: Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 4:50 pm Countdown

Maximum: Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 8:45 pm

Ends: Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 9:50 pm

Duration: 5 hours, 1 minute

Magnitude: -0.25

August 7, 2017 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Birmingham

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Animation: How the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Will Look

A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

More about the August 7, 2017 — Partial Lunar Eclipse

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Phases and Local Times of this Eclipse

Moonrise	Max	End

8:41 pm Aug 7	8:45 pm Aug 7	9:50 pm Aug 7

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Local times for eclipse in Birmingham on Monday, August 7, 2017

Event	Time in Birmingham	Direction	Altitude	Looks like	Comments
Penumbral Eclipse begins	Aug 7 at 4:50:01 pm	71°	33.9° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Partial Eclipse begins	Aug 7 at 6:22:56 pm	90°	20.4° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Maximum Eclipse	Aug 7 at 7:20:29 pm	101°	11.9° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Partial Eclipse ends	Aug 7 at 8:18:09 pm	112°	3.5° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Moonrise	Aug 7 at 8:41:14 pm	116°	0.0°	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Maximal Eclipse visible in Birmingham	Aug 7 at 8:45:02 pm	117°	0.4°		The maximum part of the eclipse occurs when the Moon is close under the horizon. The best time to view the eclipse in Birmingham would be around this time. Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Penumbral Eclipse ends	Aug 7 at 9:50:56 pm	130°	8.3°		The Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.
Times are local for Birmingham (BST – British Summer Time).

This eclipse is in progress during moonrise or moonset, so only parts of the eclipse are visible in Birmingham.

The animation's bottom edge represents an ideal, flat horizon, which is at the same altitude as the observer.

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Birmingham

Eclipse Visibility From Birmingham					Visibility Worldwide
Year	Date	Type	Degree	Looks Like	Max Degree	Path of the Eclipse
2017	Aug 7	Lunar	Penumbral		Partial
2017	Aug 21	Solar	Partial		Total
2018	Jul 27 / Jul 28	Lunar	Total		Total
2019	Jan 21	Lunar	Total		Total
2019	Jul 16 / Jul 17	Lunar	Partial		Partial
Note: Click on the date link for details in Birmingham, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.