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December 27–28, 1936 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Was this Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Washington DC?

What This Lunar Eclipse Looked Like

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

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Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: Europe, Much of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic.

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Was this eclipse visible in Washington DC?

Eclipse Map and Animation

The animation shows where this penumbral lunar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).

Shades of darkness

Night, moon high up in sky.

Moon between 12 and 18 degrees above horizon.

Moon between 6 and 12 degrees above horizon. Make sure you have free line of sight.

Moon between 0 and 6 degrees above horizon. May be hard to see due to brightness and line of sight.

Day, moon and eclipse both not visible.

Note: Twilight will affect the visibility of the eclipse, as well as weather.

Note that since it is a penumbral eclipse, it can be hard to see, as the Moon will only be a bit fainter.

Eclipse was visible.

Eclipse was not visible at all.

Note: Areas with lighter shadings left (West) of the center will experience the eclipse after moonrise/sunset. Areas with lighter shadings right (East) of the center will experience the eclipse until moonset/sunrise. Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.

When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline

Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.

EventUTC TimeTime in Washington DC*Visible in Washington DC
Penumbral Eclipse beganDec 28 at 01:50:54Dec 27 at 8:50:54 pmYes
Maximum EclipseDec 28 at 03:48:41Dec 27 at 10:48:41 pmYes
Penumbral Eclipse endedDec 28 at 05:46:29Dec 28 at 12:46:29 amYes

* The Moon was above the horizon during this eclipse, so with good weather conditions in Washington DC, the entire eclipse was visible.

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.

Quick Facts About This Eclipse

DataValueComments
Magnitude-0.155Fraction of the Moon’s diameter covered by Earth’s umbra
Obscuration0.0%Percentage of the Moon's area covered by Earth's umbra
Penumbral magnitude0.845Fraction of the Moon's diameter covered by Earth's penumbra
Overall duration3 hours, 56 minutesPeriod between the beginning and end of all eclipse phases

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Afghanistan
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:52 am AFT7:00 am AFT
Albania
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Algeria
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am WET5:44 am WET
American Samoa
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
6:42 pm 6:44 pm
Andorra
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am WET5:44 am WET
Angola
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am WAT6:06 am WAT
Anguilla
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Antarctica
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am 5:44 am
Antigua and Barbuda
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm EST12:44 am EST
Argentina
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
10:52 pm 2:44 am
Armenia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am 7:30 am
Aruba
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:22 pm 1:14 am
Austria
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Azerbaijan
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am 7:24 am
Bahrain
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:52 am GST7:23 am GST
Barbados
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Belarus
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am MSK8:44 am MSK
Belgium
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am WET5:44 am WET
Belize
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:22 pm 12:14 am
Benin
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am WAT6:44 am WAT
Bermuda
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Bolivia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm BOT1:44 am BOT
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Botswana
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am CAT6:04 am SAST
Brazil
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AMT1:44 am AMT
British Virgin Islands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Bulgaria
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET7:44 am EET
Burkina Faso
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:44 am GMT
Burundi
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am CAT5:59 am CAT
Cabo Verde
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
11:52 pm CVT3:44 am CVT
Cameroon
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am WAT6:37 am WAT
Canada
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am 5:44 am
Caribbean Netherlands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:12 am 6:04 am
Cayman Islands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm EST12:44 am EST
Central African Republic
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am WAT6:15 am WAT
Chad
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am WAT6:43 am WAT
Chile
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm CLT1:44 am CLT
China
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:52 am 10:20 am CST
Colombia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm COT12:44 am COT
Comoros
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am EAT5:44 am EAT
Congo
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am WAT6:13 am WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am CAT6:04 am WAT
Cook Islands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
6:20 pm CKT7:14 pm CKT
Costa Rica
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:52 pm CST11:44 pm CST
Cote d'Ivoire
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:44 am GMT
Croatia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Cuba
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm CST12:44 am CST
Curaçao
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:22 pm 1:14 am
Cyprus
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET6:59 am EET
Czechia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Denmark
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Djibouti
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am EAT6:30 am EAT
Dominica
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Dominican Republic
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm EST12:44 am EST
Ecuador
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm ECT12:44 am ECT
Egypt
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET7:20 am EET
El Salvador
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:52 pm CST11:44 pm CST
Equatorial Guinea
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:38 am GMT
Eritrea
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am EAT6:00 am CAT
Estonia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET7:44 am EET
Eswatini
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am SAST5:07 am SAST
Ethiopia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am EAT7:00 am EAT
Falkland Islands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm FKT1:44 am FKT
Faroe Islands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am WET5:44 am WET
Finland
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET7:44 am EET
France
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am WET5:44 am WET
French Guiana
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm GFT1:44 am GFT
French Polynesia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
6:02 pm MART7:44 pm TAHT
French Southern Territories
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am 5:40 am
Gabon
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am WAT6:27 am WAT
Gambia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
12:52 am WAT4:44 am WAT
Georgia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am 7:52 am
Germany
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Ghana
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:12 am 6:04 am
Gibraltar
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:44 am GMT
Greece
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET7:44 am EET
Greenland
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
10:52 pm WGT2:44 am WGT
Grenada
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Guadeloupe
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Guatemala
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:52 pm CST11:44 pm CST
Guernsey
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:44 am GMT
Guinea
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
12:52 am WAT4:44 am WAT
Guinea-Bissau
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
12:52 am WAT4:44 am WAT
Guyana
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
10:07 pm 1:59 am
Haiti
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm EST12:44 am EST
Honduras
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:52 pm CST11:44 pm CST
Hungary
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Iceland
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
12:52 am IST4:44 am IST
India
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:22 am IST7:35 am IST
Iran
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:18 am TMT7:48 am TMT
Iraq
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am AST7:27 am AST
Ireland
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:44 am GMT
Isle of Man
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:44 am GMT
Israel
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am IST6:42 am IST
Italy
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Jamaica
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm EST12:44 am EST
Jersey
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:44 am GMT
Jordan
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET6:39 am EET
Kazakhstan
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:52 am ALMT9:49 am
Kenya
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:22 am 5:50 am CAT
Kiribati
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:49 pm LINT7:04 pm LINT
Kosovo
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Kuwait
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:04 am 6:57 am
Kyrgyzstan
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:52 am 8:41 am
Latvia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET7:44 am EET
Lebanon
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET6:43 am EET
Lesotho
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am SAST5:15 am SAST
Liberia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:08 am 5:00 am
Libya
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Liechtenstein
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Lithuania
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Luxembourg
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am WET5:44 am WET
Madagascar
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am EAT5:30 am EAT
Malawi
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am CAT5:31 am CAT
Mali
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
12:52 am WAT4:44 am WAT
Malta
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Martinique
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Mauritania
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
12:52 am WAT4:44 am WAT
Mayotte
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am EAT5:34 am EAT
Mexico
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:52 pm CST11:44 pm CST
Moldova
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET7:44 am EET
Monaco
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am WET5:44 am WET
Mongolia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:52 am HOVT7:56 am HOVT
Montenegro
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Montserrat
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Morocco
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am WET5:44 am WET
Mozambique
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am CAT5:32 am CAT
Namibia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am SAST5:45 am WAT
Netherlands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:12 am 6:04 am
Nicaragua
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:52 pm CST11:44 pm CST
Niger
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:44 am GMT
Nigeria
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am WAT6:44 am WAT
North Macedonia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Norway
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Oman
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:52 am GST7:01 am GST
Pakistan
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:22 am IST8:17 am IST
Palestine
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET6:41 am EET
Panama
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm EST12:44 am EST
Paraguay
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm PYT1:44 am PYT
Peru
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm PET12:44 am PET
Pitcairn Islands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
6:32 pm 9:14 pm
Poland
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Portugal
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am WET5:44 am WET
Puerto Rico
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Qatar
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:52 am GST7:20 am GST
Romania
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET7:44 am EET
Russia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
6:52 am 12:44 pm KRAT
Rwanda
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am CAT6:00 am CAT
Saint Helena
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:30 am 5:22 am
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Saint Lucia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Saint Martin
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
San Marino
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Sao Tome and Principe
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:38 am GMT
Saudi Arabia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:59 am 7:41 am
Senegal
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
12:52 am WAT4:44 am WAT
Serbia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Seychelles
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:52 am SCT6:35 am SCT
Sierra Leone
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
12:52 am WAT4:44 am WAT
Sint Maarten
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:22 pm 1:14 am
Slovakia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Slovenia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Somalia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:22 am 6:25 am EAT
South Africa
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am SAST6:02 am SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
11:52 pm GST3:44 am GST
South Sudan
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am CAT6:38 am CAT
Spain
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am WET5:44 am WET
St. Barts
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Sudan
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am CAT6:00 am WAT
Suriname
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
10:12 pm 2:04 am
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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Sweden
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Switzerland
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Syria
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET6:46 am EET
Tajikistan
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7:52 am 8:45 am
Tanzania
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am EAT6:55 am EAT
The Bahamas
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm EST12:44 am EST
Togo
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:44 am GMT
Trinidad and Tobago
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Tunisia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Turkey
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET7:43 am EET
Turkmenistan
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
6:52 am 8:55 am
Turks and Caicos Islands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm EST12:44 am EST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
8:52 pm 6:44 pm
US Virgin Islands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:52 pm AST1:44 am AST
Uganda
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:22 am 6:02 am CAT
Ukraine
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:52 am MSK8:44 am MSK
United Arab Emirates
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:52 am GST7:14 am GST
United Kingdom
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
1:52 am GMT5:44 am GMT
United States
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
6:52 pm MST10:44 pm MST
Uruguay
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
10:52 pm 2:44 am
Uzbekistan
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
6:52 am 8:51 am
Vatican City (Holy See)
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2:52 am CET6:44 am CET
Venezuela
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
9:22 pm VET1:14 am VET
Western Sahara
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
12:52 am WAT4:44 am WAT
Yemen
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:53 am 6:42 am
Zambia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am CAT5:10 am WAT
Zimbabwe
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am CAT5:48 am CAT
Åland Islands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:52 am EET7:44 am EET

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
At least some of the penumbral phase666,000,00037.12%
The entire eclipse from beginning to end391,000,00021.79%

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: December 13–14, 1936 — Annular Solar Eclipse