| Global Event: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Pointe-Noire |
| Began: | Tue, Dec 17, 1918 at 6:12 pm |
| Maximum: | Tue, Dec 17, 1918 at 8:05 pm -0.168 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Tue, Dec 17, 1918 at 10:03 pm |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 51 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
December 17, 1918 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Pointe-Noire
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Pointe-Noire. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (WAT) for Pointe-Noire.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:08 pm Tue, Dec 17 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  67° | -1.0° |
| 6:12 pm Tue, Dec 17 | 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. | 67° | -0.2° |
| 8:05 pm Tue, Dec 17 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 62° | 24.0° | |
| 10:03 pm Tue, Dec 17 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 48° | 47.7° |
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.
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 (Dec 17)
In the past, this day was cloudy 92% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Pointe-Noire
| Eclipse Visibility From Pointe-Noire | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1910 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 16–17, 1910 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 13, 1911 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 6, 1911 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 1–2, 1912 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 12, 1914 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 7, 1914 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Jan 31, 1915 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 1, 1915 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 24–25, 1915 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 15, 1916 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 8, 1917 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 4–5, 1917 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 3, 1918 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 17, 1918 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 14–15, 1919 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 29, 1919 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 7–8, 1919 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 22, 1919 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Pointe-Noire, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in Pointe-Noire
Next annular eclipse visible in Pointe-Noire