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September 27, 2015 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Sep 27, 2015 at 10:47 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Saint John's
Began: Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 8:11 pm
Maximum: Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 10:47 pm 1.276 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 1:22 am
Duration: 5 hours, 11 minutes

All Â鶹ӳ»­ shown on this page are local time.

Location

September 27–28, 2015 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Saint John's

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Saint John's. Stages and Â鶹ӳ»­ of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ»­ were local time (AST) for Saint John's.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:11 pm Sun, Sep 27
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 100°
32.5°
9:07 pm Sun, Sep 27
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 106°
45.1°
10:11 pm Sun, Sep 27
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-southeast 118°
59.0°
10:47 pm Sun, Sep 27
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southeast 129°
66.1°
11:23 pm Sun, Sep 27
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southeast 148°
71.8°
12:27 am Mon, Sep 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 202°
73.3°
1:22 am Mon, Sep 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 233°
65.2°

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The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Saint John's. The total lunar eclipse is someÂ鶹ӳ»­ called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Sep 27–28)

In the past, this day was cloudy 47% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Saint John's

Eclipse Visibility From Saint John'sVisibility Worldwide
Jun 26, 2010 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 15, 2011 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 4, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 5, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
May 24–25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 18, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 3, 2013 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 2014 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 4, 2015 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 27–28, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Feb 10, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 21, 2017 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 27, 2018 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 20–21, 2019 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 16, 2019 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 11, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

Note: Click on the date link for details in Saint John's, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next annular eclipse visible in Saint John's

Other eclipses visible in Saint John's

Other eclipses worldwide

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