| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Sofia |
| Began: | Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 8:30 pm |
| Maximum: | Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 9:20 pm 0.246 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 11:50 pm |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 21 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
August 7, 2017 — Partial 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 (EEST) for Sofia.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:50 pm Mon, Aug 7 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  95° | -18.1° |
| 8:22 pm Mon, Aug 7 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 110° | -1.1° |
| 8:30 pm Mon, Aug 7 | 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° |
| 9:20 pm Mon, Aug 7 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. | 119° | 7.4° | |
| 10:18 pm Mon, Aug 7 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 130° | 15.8° | |
| 11:50 pm Mon, Aug 7 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 151° | 26.5° |
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 partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Sofia. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event.
Cloud Coverage (Aug 7)
In the past, this day was cloudy 41% 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