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Eclipses

Total lunar eclipse

Sunday, November 18, 2040

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 begins16:06:0608:06:06below horizon
U1: Partial begins17:12:4009:12:40below horizon
T1: Totality begins18:18:5510:18:55below horizon
MAX: Greatest eclipse19:03:1311:03:13below horizon
T2: Totality ends19:47:3111:47:31below horizon
U2: Partial ends20:53:4612:53:46below horizon
P2: Penumbral ends22:00:2014:00:20below 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
19:03:13 UTC
Obscuration
100%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
Totality duration
89 min
Partial duration
221 min
Saros family
Nov 8, 2022, one saros beforeEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.