| Global Event: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Sofia |
| Began: | Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 4:55 pm |
| Maximum: | Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 5:02 pm -0.237 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 6:51 pm |
| Duration: | 1 hour, 55 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
November 28, 2012 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Sofia
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Sofia. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (EET) for Sofia.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:14 pm Wed, Nov 28 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  31° | -21.6° |
| 4:33 pm Wed, Nov 28 | Not directly visible | Maximum Eclipse Below horizon | 57° | -4.3° |
| 4:55 pm Wed, Nov 28 | Rising | Moonrise Rising | 61° | -0.2° |
| 5:02 pm Wed, Nov 28 | Maximum in Sofia This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sofia. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sofia because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. | 62° | 0.6° | |
| 6:51 pm Wed, Nov 28 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 79° | 18.6° |
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.
During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.
Cloud Coverage (Nov 28)
In the past, this day was cloudy 80% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sofia
| Eclipse Visibility From Sofia | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2010 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 21, 2010 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 4, 2011 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 15–16, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 10, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 6, 2012 Venus Transit | Venus Transit |  | |
| Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 25–26, 2013 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 20, 2015 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 9, 2016 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Sep 16, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 7, 2017 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 31, 2018 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 27–28, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 21, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 16–17, 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 11, 2019 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Sofia, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Sofia