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July 15–16, 1954 Partial Lunar Eclipse

Was this Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Washington DC?

What This Lunar Eclipse Looked Like

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Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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

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Was this eclipse visible in Washington DC?

Eclipse Map and Animation

The animation shows where this partial 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.

Eclipse was visible.

Only partial phase was visible. Missed partial phase.

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 beganJul 15 at 21:49:31Jul 15 at 5:49:31 pmNo, below the horizon
Partial Eclipse beganJul 15 at 23:10:00Jul 15 at 7:10:00 pmNo, below the horizon
Maximum EclipseJul 16 at 00:20:22Jul 15 at 8:20:22 pmNo, below the horizon
Partial Eclipse endedJul 16 at 01:30:51Jul 15 at 9:30:51 pmYes
Penumbral Eclipse endedJul 16 at 02:51:12Jul 15 at 10:51:12 pmYes

* The Moon was below the horizon in Washington DC some of the time, so that part of the eclipse was not visible.

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.

Quick Facts About This Eclipse

DataValueComments
Magnitude0.405Fraction of the Moon’s diameter covered by Earth’s umbra
Obscuration34.4%Percentage of the Moon's area covered by Earth's umbra
Penumbral magnitude1.420Fraction of the Moon's diameter covered by Earth's penumbra
Overall duration5 hours, 2 minutesPeriod between the beginning and end of all eclipse phases
Duration of partial phase2 hours, 21 minutesPeriod between the beginning and end of the partial phase
Duration of penumbral phases2 hours, 41 minutesCombined period of both penumbral phases

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Afghanistan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
2:21 am AFT5:42 am AFT
Albania
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Algeria
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm WET2:49 am WET
Andorra
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Angola
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm WAT3:49 am WAT
Anguilla
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:43 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Antarctica
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm 2:49 am
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:36 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Argentina
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:51 pm 11:49 pm
Armenia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am 4:58 am
Aruba
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:32 pm 10:19 pm
Australia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:51 am AWST7:22 am AWST
Austria
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Azerbaijan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am 4:55 am
Bahrain
Partial Lunar Eclipse
1:51 am GST6:03 am GST
Bangladesh
Partial Lunar Eclipse
3:51 am 5:30 am
Barbados
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:20 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Belarus
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am MSK5:42 am MSK
Belgium
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Belize
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:24 pm CST8:49 pm CST
Benin
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm WAT3:49 am WAT
Bermuda
Partial Lunar Eclipse
7:18 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Bhutan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
3:21 am IST4:51 am IST
Bolivia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:51 pm BOT10:49 pm BOT
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Botswana
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm CAT4:49 am CAT
Brazil
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:51 pm BRT10:49 pm AMT
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Lunar Eclipse
2:51 am IOT6:31 am IOT
British Virgin Islands
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:49 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Brunei
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:51 am BNT6:16 am BNT
Bulgaria
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET4:49 am EET
Burkina Faso
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm GMT2:49 am GMT
Burundi
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm CAT4:49 am CAT
Cabo Verde
Partial Lunar Eclipse
7:51 pm CVT12:49 am CVT
Cambodia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:51 am ICT5:51 am ICT
Cameroon
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm WAT3:49 am WAT
Canada
Partial Lunar Eclipse
8:41 pm NDT10:49 pm EDT
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:12 pm 3:49 am CET
Cayman Islands
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:55 pm EST9:49 pm EST
Central African Republic
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm WAT3:49 am WAT
Chad
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm WAT3:49 am WAT
Chile
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:51 pm CLT10:49 pm CLT
China
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:51 am CST4:28 am AFT
Christmas Island
Partial Lunar Eclipse
4:51 am CXT6:15 am CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Lunar Eclipse
4:21 am CCT6:24 am CCT
Colombia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:31 pm COT9:49 pm COT
Comoros
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am EAT5:49 am EAT
Congo
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm WAT3:49 am WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm CAT4:49 am CAT
Costa Rica
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:48 pm EST8:49 pm CST
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm GMT2:49 am GMT
Croatia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Cuba
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:33 pm CST9:49 pm CST
Curaçao
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:26 pm 10:19 pm
Cyprus
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET4:49 am EET
Czechia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Denmark
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Djibouti
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am EAT5:49 am EAT
Dominica
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:31 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Dominican Republic
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:06 pm EST9:49 pm EST
East Timor
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:51 am WITA6:57 am TLT
Ecuador
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:02 pm PET9:49 pm ECT
Egypt
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET4:49 am EET
El Salvador
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:17 pm CST8:49 pm CST
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm GMT2:49 am GMT
Eritrea
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am EAT5:49 am EAT
Estonia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am MSK5:12 am MSK
Eswatini
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm SAST4:49 am SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am EAT5:49 am EAT
Falkland Islands
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:51 pm FKT10:49 pm FKT
Faroe Islands
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm WET2:49 am WET
Finland
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET3:57 am EET
France
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
French Guiana
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:51 pm GFT10:49 pm GFT
French Polynesia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:33 pm GAMT4:49 pm TAHT
French Southern Territories
Partial Lunar Eclipse
2:51 am TFT7:49 am TFT
Gabon
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm WAT3:49 am WAT
Gambia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
8:51 pm WAT1:49 am WAT
Georgia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am 5:04 am
Germany
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Ghana
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm GMT2:49 am GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm BST3:49 am BST
Greece
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET4:49 am EET
Greenland
Partial Lunar Eclipse
8:43 pm WGT11:49 pm WGT
Grenada
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:27 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Guadeloupe
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:32 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Guatemala
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:23 pm CST8:49 pm CST
Guernsey
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm BST3:49 am BST
Guinea
Partial Lunar Eclipse
8:51 pm WAT1:49 am WAT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Lunar Eclipse
8:51 pm WAT1:49 am WAT
Guyana
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:21 pm 11:04 pm
Haiti
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:19 pm EST9:49 pm EST
Honduras
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:01 pm CST8:49 pm CST
Hungary
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm CEST4:49 am CEST
Iceland
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:35 pm 2:49 am
India
Partial Lunar Eclipse
3:21 am IST6:30 am IST
Indonesia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:21 am WIB7:05 am WIB
Iran
Partial Lunar Eclipse
1:21 am IRST5:07 am AST
Iraq
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am AST5:37 am AST
Ireland
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm IST3:49 am IST
Isle of Man
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm BST3:49 am BST
Israel
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am IDT5:49 am IDT
Italy
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Jamaica
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:37 pm EST9:49 pm EST
Jersey
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm BST3:49 am BST
Jordan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET4:49 am EET
Kazakhstan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
3:51 am ALMT5:19 am
Kenya
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am EAT5:49 am EAT
Kosovo
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Kuwait
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am AST5:13 am AST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
3:51 am 6:13 am
Laos
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:51 am ICT5:49 am ICT
Latvia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am MSK5:28 am MSK
Lebanon
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET4:49 am EET
Lesotho
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm SAST4:49 am SAST
Liberia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:07 pm 2:05 am
Libya
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Liechtenstein
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Lithuania
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am MSK5:33 am MSK
Luxembourg
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Madagascar
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am EAT5:49 am EAT
Malawi
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm CAT4:49 am CAT
Malaysia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:21 am WIB6:43 am
Maldives
Partial Lunar Eclipse
2:45 am MMT6:08 am MMT
Mali
Partial Lunar Eclipse
8:51 pm WAT1:49 am WAT
Malta
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Martinique
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:28 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Mauritania
Partial Lunar Eclipse
8:51 pm WAT1:49 am WAT
Mauritius
Partial Lunar Eclipse
1:51 am MUT6:49 am MUT
Mayotte
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am EAT5:49 am EAT
Mexico
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:24 pm CST8:49 pm CST
Moldova
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am MSK4:47 am EET
Monaco
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Mongolia
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
3:51 am HOVT4:25 am HOVT
Montenegro
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Montserrat
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:37 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Morocco
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm WET2:49 am WET
Mozambique
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm CAT4:49 am CAT
Myanmar
Partial Lunar Eclipse
4:21 am MMT5:56 am MMT
Namibia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm SAST4:49 am SAST
Nepal
Partial Lunar Eclipse
3:21 am IST5:24 am IST
Netherlands
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Nicaragua
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:56 pm CST8:49 pm CST
Niger
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm GMT2:49 am GMT
Nigeria
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm WAT3:49 am WAT
North Macedonia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Norway
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Oman
Partial Lunar Eclipse
1:51 am GST5:10 am AST
Pakistan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
2:51 am 6:18 am
Palestine
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET4:49 am EET
Panama
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:24 pm COT9:49 pm EST
Paraguay
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:51 pm PYT10:49 pm PYT
Peru
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:10 pm PET9:49 pm PET
Philippines
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:51 am 5:58 am
Pitcairn Islands
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:18 pm 6:19 pm
Poland
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Portugal
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm WEST3:49 am WEST
Puerto Rico
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:52 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Qatar
Partial Lunar Eclipse
1:51 am GST6:04 am GST
Reunion
Partial Lunar Eclipse
1:51 am RET6:49 am RET
Romania
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET4:49 am EET
Russia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
1:51 am KUYT5:44 am MSK
Rwanda
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm CAT4:49 am CAT
Saint Helena
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm GMT2:49 am GMT
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:39 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:27 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Saint Martin
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:43 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Lunar Eclipse
7:24 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:26 pm AST10:49 pm AST
San Marino
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm GMT2:49 am GMT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am AST5:49 am AST
Senegal
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm GMT2:49 am GMT
Serbia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Seychelles
Partial Lunar Eclipse
1:51 am SCT6:49 am SCT
Sierra Leone
Partial Lunar Eclipse
8:51 pm WAT1:49 am WAT
Singapore
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
5:21 am 6:34 am
Sint Maarten
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:13 pm 10:19 pm
Slovakia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Slovenia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Somalia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:21 am 5:19 am
South Africa
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm SAST4:49 am SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Lunar Eclipse
7:51 pm GST12:49 am GST
South Sudan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm CAT4:49 am CAT
Spain
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Sri Lanka
Partial Lunar Eclipse
3:21 am IST6:04 am IST
St. Barts
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:42 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Sudan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm CAT4:49 am CAT
Suriname
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:21 pm 11:19 pm
Sweden
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Switzerland
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Syria
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET4:49 am EET
Tajikistan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
3:51 am 6:26 am
Tanzania
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:36 am 5:34 am
Thailand
Partial Lunar Eclipse
4:51 am ICT6:16 am ICT
The Bahamas
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:30 pm EST9:49 pm EST
Togo
Partial Lunar Eclipse
9:51 pm GMT2:49 am GMT
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:21 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Tunisia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Turkey
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET4:49 am EET
Turkmenistan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
2:51 am 6:23 am
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:23 pm EST9:49 pm EST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:33 pm 9:49 pm
US Virgin Islands
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:49 pm AST10:49 pm AST
Uganda
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:36 am 5:34 am
Ukraine
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am MSK5:49 am MSK
United Arab Emirates
Partial Lunar Eclipse
1:51 am GST6:02 am GST
United Kingdom
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm BST3:49 am BST
United States
Partial Lunar Eclipse
8:02 pm EDT9:49 pm CDT
Uruguay
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:51 pm UYT11:49 pm UYT
Uzbekistan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
2:51 am 6:03 am
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Lunar Eclipse
10:51 pm CET3:49 am CET
Venezuela
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:41 pm VET10:19 pm VET
Vietnam
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
4:51 am ICT6:49 am IDT
Western Sahara
Partial Lunar Eclipse
8:51 pm WAT1:49 am WAT
Yemen
Partial Lunar Eclipse
12:51 am AST5:49 am AST
Zambia
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm CAT4:49 am CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm CAT4:49 am CAT
Åland Islands
Partial Lunar Eclipse
11:51 pm EET4:05 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 phase1,650,000,00061.56%
At least some of the partial phase1,370,000,00051.10%
All of partial phase686,000,00025.48%
The entire eclipse from beginning to end551,000,00020.50%

* 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: June 30, 1954 — Total Solar Eclipse