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Eclipses

Penumbral lunar eclipse

Friday, September 16, 2016

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 begins16:54:2409:54:24below horizon
MAX: Greatest eclipse18:54:2511:54:25below horizon
P2: Penumbral ends20:54:2613:54:26below horizon

Where it is visible

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

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The eclipse at a glance

Greatest eclipse
18:54:25 UTC
Obscuration
0%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
Saros family
Sep 6, 1998, one saros beforeSep 28, 2034, one saros afterEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.