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Eclipses

Total lunar eclipse

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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 begins17:24:1310:24:13below horizon
U1: Partial begins18:22:3811:22:38below horizon
T1: Totality begins19:22:1012:22:10below horizon
MAX: Greatest eclipse20:12:3513:12:35below horizon
T2: Totality ends21:03:0014:03:00below horizon
U2: Partial ends22:02:3215:02:32below horizon
P2: Penumbral ends23:00:5716:00:57below 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
20:12:36 UTC
Obscuration
100%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
Totality duration
101 min
Partial duration
220 min
Saros family
Jun 4, 1993, one saros beforeJun 26, 2029, one saros afterEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.