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March 24, 2024 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Las Cruces, NM, USA

Mar 25, 2024 at 1:12 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Began: Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 10:53 pm
Maximum: Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 1:12 am -0.133 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 3:32 am
Duration: 4 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 24–25, 2024 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Las Cruces

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Las Cruces. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (MDT) for Las Cruces.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:53 pm Sun, Mar 24
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 128°
43.0°
1:12 am Mon, Mar 25
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 179°
56.0°
3:32 am Mon, Mar 25
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 229°
42.8°

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 penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared partially or totally eclipsed during this event. 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.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Las Cruces

Eclipse Visibility From Las CrucesVisibility Worldwide
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Las Cruces, or the path map image for global details.

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