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 | 10:47:58 | 03:47:58 | 19.5° | SW |
| U1: Partial begins | 11:57:11 | 04:57:11 | 9.9° | SW |
| T1: Totality begins | 13:01:58 | 06:01:58 | below horizon | |
| MAX: Greatest eclipse | 13:55:31 | 06:55:31 | below horizon | |
| T2: Totality ends | 14:49:04 | 07:49:04 | below horizon | |
| U2: Partial ends | 15:53:52 | 08:53:52 | below horizon | |
| P2: Penumbral ends | 17:03:05 | 10:03:05 | below horizon | |
Where it is visible
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The eclipse at a glance
- Greatest eclipse
- 13:55:32 UTC
- Obscuration
- 100%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
- Totality duration
- 107 min
- Partial duration
- 237 min
- Saros family
- Jul 6, 1982, one saros beforeJul 27, 2018, one saros afterEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.