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.
| Phase | UTC | Local time | Moon altitude | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1: Penumbral begins | 12:31:08 | 04:31:08 | 27.4° | W |
| U1: Partial begins | 13:43:24 | 05:43:24 | 13.3° | W |
| T1: Totality begins | 14:55:34 | 06:55:34 | below horizon | |
| MAX: Greatest eclipse | 15:35:19 | 07:35:19 | below horizon | |
| T2: Totality ends | 16:15:05 | 08:15:05 | below horizon | |
| U2: Partial ends | 17:27:15 | 09:27:15 | below horizon | |
| P2: Penumbral ends | 18:39:31 | 10:39:31 | below horizon | |
Where it is visible
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The eclipse at a glance
- Greatest eclipse
- 15:35:20 UTC
- Obscuration
- 100%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
- Totality duration
- 80 min
- Partial duration
- 224 min
- Saros family
- Mar 3, 2007, one saros afterEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.