Skip to content

Eclipses

Penumbral lunar eclipse

Saturday, August 8, 1998

Times and where the Moon is

The phases happen at the same moment everywhere; your local time and the Moon's height depend on your place.

Local circumstances
Phase times in your local time, plus where to look in the sky from Palo Alto, California.
PhaseUTCLocal timeMoon altitudeDirection
P1: Penumbral begins01:35:4818:35:48below horizon
MAX: Greatest eclipse02:25:0119:25:01below horizon
P2: Penumbral ends03:14:1420:14:141.8°ESE

Where it is visible

Click anywhere on the map for that spot's times.

Loading map…

The eclipse at a glance

Greatest eclipse
02:25:01 UTC
Obscuration
0%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
Saros family
Jul 27, 1980, one saros beforeEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.