| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Began: | Sun, Jul 16, 2000 at 7:03 pm |
| Maximum: | Sun, Jul 16, 2000 at 7:55 pm 1.768 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Jul 16, 2000 at 11:02 pm |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 59 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
July 16, 2000 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Diego Garcia
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Diego Garcia. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (IOT) for Diego Garcia.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:48 pm Sun, Jul 16 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  119° | -30.1° |
| 5:57 pm Sun, Jul 16 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 114° | -15.4° |
| 7:02 pm Sun, Jul 16 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse begins Below horizon | 111° | -0.4° |
| 7:03 pm Sun, Jul 16 | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 111° | -0.2° |
| 7:55 pm Sun, Jul 16 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 110° | 10.9° | |
| 8:48 pm Sun, Jul 16 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 109° | 22.9° | |
| 9:53 pm Sun, Jul 16 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 111° | 37.6° | |
| 11:02 pm Sun, Jul 16 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 115° | 53.0° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
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 Diego Garcia. The total lunar eclipse is someÂ鶹ӳ» called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Jul 16)
In the past, this day was cloudy 73% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Diego Garcia
| Eclipse Visibility From Diego Garcia | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2000 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 9–10, 2001 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 5, 2001 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 26, 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 25, 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 20, 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 7, 2003 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| May 16, 2003 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 9, 2003 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 4–5, 2004 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 8, 2004 Venus Transit | Venus Transit |  | |
| Oct 28, 2004 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 3, 2005 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 17, 2005 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 15, 2006 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 7–8, 2006 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 4, 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 28, 2007 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 21, 2008 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 17, 2008 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 26, 2009 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 9, 2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 6, 2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 31, 2009–Jan 1, 2010 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Diego Garcia, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in Diego Garcia