| Global Event: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in La Serena |
| Began: | Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 8:27 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 9:43 pm -0.036 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 11:53 pm |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 26 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
February 10, 2017 — Penumbral 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 (CLST) for La Serena.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:34 pm Fri, Feb 10 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  80° | -11.7° |
| 8:27 pm Fri, Feb 10 | 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. | 74° | -0.2° |
| 9:43 pm Fri, Feb 10 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 64° | 14.4° | |
| 11:53 pm Fri, Feb 10 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 40° | 36.4° |
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 (Feb 10)
In the past, this day was cloudy 56% 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