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June 4, 2012 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Washington DC, USA

Jun 4, 2012 at 5:44 am
Near max in Washington DC
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Washington DC, District of Columbia
Began: Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 4:48 am
Maximum: Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 5:44 am -0.174 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 5:47 am
Duration: 1 hour

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

June 4, 2012 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Washington DC

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:48 am Mon, Jun 4
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest.
Map direction Southwest 232°
8.6°
5:44 am Mon, Jun 4
Maximum in Washington DC This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Washington DC. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Washington DC because the Moon is below the horizon at that 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 West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-southwest 241°
0.2°
5:47 am Mon, Jun 4SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 241°
-0.2°
5:59 am Mon, Jun 4Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 243°
-2.0°
7:03 am Mon, Jun 4Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 252°
-13.8°
8:06 am Mon, Jun 4Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-25.2°
9:18 am Mon, Jun 4Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 271°
-38.4°

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

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 Washington DC

Eclipse Visibility From Washington DCVisibility Worldwide
Jun 26, 2010 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 2011 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 4, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 5, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
May 24–25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 18, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 3, 2013 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 23, 2014 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Apr 4, 2015 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 27–28, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Feb 10, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 21, 2017 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 31, 2018 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 20–21, 2019 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 11, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

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