| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Accra |
| Began: | Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 6:12 pm |
| Maximum: | Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 6:20 pm 0.246 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 8:50 pm |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 39 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
August 7, 2017 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Accra
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Accra. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (GMT) for Accra.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:50 pm Mon, Aug 7 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  105° | -33.7° |
| 5:22 pm Mon, Aug 7 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 104° | -12.2° |
| 6:12 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. | 105° | -0.2° |
| 6:20 pm Mon, Aug 7 | 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. | 105° | 1.5° | |
| 7:18 pm Mon, Aug 7 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 107° | 14.5° | |
| 8:50 pm Mon, Aug 7 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 113° | 35.6° |
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 Accra. 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 97% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Accra
| Eclipse Visibility From Accra | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2010 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 21, 2010 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 15, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 25, 2013 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 18–19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 3, 2013 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 15, 2014 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 9, 2016 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Sep 1, 2016 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 16, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 10–11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 26, 2017 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 7, 2017 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 27, 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 Accra, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Accra