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Total lunar eclipse

Thursday, August 7, 2036 at 02:51 AM UTC
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Peak (UTC)
Wednesday, Aug 6
Type
Total lunar eclipse
Obscuration
100%
Totality duration
96 min
Partial duration
232 min
Local circumstances
Phase times in your local time, plus where to look in the sky from Palo Alto, California.
PhaseUTCLocal timeMoon altitudeDirection
P1 — Penumbral begins23:44:4316:44:43below horizon
U1 — Partial begins00:55:0617:55:06below horizon
T1 — Totality begins02:03:0519:03:05below horizon
MAX — Greatest eclipse02:51:0719:51:07below horizon
T2 — Totality ends03:39:1020:39:105.2°ESE
U2 — Partial ends04:47:0821:47:0816.4°SE
P2 — Penumbral ends05:57:3222:57:3226.4°SE
Saros family
Eclipses ~18 years and 11 days apart — same orbital geometry, shifted ~120° west each cycle.
1 Saros earlier
Total lunar eclipse
July 27, 2018