| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Easter Island |
| Began: | Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 8:08 pm |
| Maximum: | Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 9:47 pm 1.276 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 12:22 am |
| Duration: | 4 hours, 14 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
September 27–28, 2015 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Easter Island
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Easter Island. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (EASST) for Easter Island.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:11 pm Sun, Sep 27 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  94° | -12.8° |
| 8:07 pm Sun, Sep 27 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 88° | -0.4° |
| 8:08 pm Sun, Sep 27 | 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. | 88° | -0.2° |
| 9:11 pm Sun, Sep 27 | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. | 81° | 12.6° | |
| 9:47 pm Sun, Sep 27 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 76° | 20.1° | |
| 10:23 pm Sun, Sep 27 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 71° | 27.5° | |
| 11:27 pm Sun, Sep 27 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 60° | 40.0° | |
| 12:22 am Mon, Sep 28 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 47° | 49.7° |
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 Easter Island. 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 69% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Easter Island
| Eclipse Visibility From Easter Island | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2010 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 11, 2010 Total Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 10, 2011 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 4, 2012 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 5, 2012 Venus Transit | Venus Transit |  | |
| Nov 13, 2012 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 24, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 18, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 14–15, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 8, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 4, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 27–28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 9, 2016 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Feb 10, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 26, 2017 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 31, 2018 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 20–21, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 2, 2019 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 11, 2019 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Easter Island, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Easter Island