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Partial lunar eclipse

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 02:44 AM UTC
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Peak (UTC)
Tuesday, Sep 17
Type
Partial lunar eclipse
Obscuration
4%
Partial duration
65 min
Local circumstances
Phase times in your local time, plus where to look in the sky from Palo Alto, California.
PhaseUTCLocal timeMoon altitudeDirection
P1 — Penumbral begins00:40:4017:40:40below horizon
U1 — Partial begins02:11:5019:11:50below horizon
MAX — Greatest eclipse02:44:1119:44:115.4°E
U2 — Partial ends03:16:3220:16:3211.5°ESE
P2 — Penumbral ends04:47:4121:47:4128.2°ESE
Saros family
Eclipses ~18 years and 11 days apart — same orbital geometry, shifted ~120° west each cycle.
1 Saros earlier
Partial lunar eclipse
September 7, 2006
1 Saros later
Partial lunar eclipse
September 29, 2042