| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse, in La Serena |
| Began: | Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 4:57 am |
| Maximum: | Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 7:38 am 0.536 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 7:47 am |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 50 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
June 26, 2010 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — La Serena
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in La Serena. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (CLT) for La Serena.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:57 am Sat, Jun 26 | Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |  259° | 32.9° | |
| 6:17 am Sat, Jun 26 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. | 251° | 16.7° | |
| 7:38 am Sat, Jun 26 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 243° | 1.2° | |
| 7:47 am Sat, Jun 26 | Setting | Moonset Setting | 242° | -0.2° |
| 8:59 am Sat, Jun 26 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon | 232° | -13.6° |
| 10:19 am Sat, Jun 26 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon | 218° | -25.6° |
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 partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from La Serena. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event.
Cloud Coverage (Jun 26)
In the past, this day was cloudy 65% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in La Serena
| Eclipse Visibility From La Serena | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2010 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 11, 2010 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 15, 2011 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 4, 2012 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 5, 2012 Partial Venus Transit | Venus Transit |  | |
| Nov 13, 2012 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| May 24–25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 18, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 8, 2014 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 4, 2015 Partial 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 |  | |
| Feb 15, 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 27, 2018 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 20–21, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 2, 2019 Total Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 16, 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 11, 2019 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in La Serena, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in La Serena
Next annular eclipse visible in La Serena