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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Caracas, Venezuela

Sep 17, 2024 at 10:44 pm
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Caracas
Begins: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 8:41 pm
Maximum: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 10:44 pm 0.085 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 12:47 am
Duration: 4 hours, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 17–18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Caracas

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:41 pm Tue, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 101°
33.2°
10:12 pm Tue, Sep 17
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 110°
54.6°
10:44 pm Tue, Sep 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 116°
61.6°
11:15 pm Tue, Sep 17
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 126°
68.1°
12:47 am Wed, Sep 18
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southwest 201°
76.4°

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 Caracas. 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 Caracas

Eclipse Visibility From CaracasVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Caracas, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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