| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Kiritimati, Christmas Island |
| Began: | Fri, Jan 21, 2000 at 6:38 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Jan 21, 2000 at 6:43 pm 1.324 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Jan 21, 2000 at 9:22 pm |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 45 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
January 21, 2000 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kiritimati
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Kiritimati. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (LINT) for Kiritimati.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:04 pm Fri, Jan 21 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  64° | -34.8° |
| 5:01 pm Fri, Jan 21 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 67° | -22.3° |
| 6:05 pm Fri, Jan 21 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse begins Below horizon | 69° | -8.3° |
| 6:38 pm Fri, Jan 21 | 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. | 70° | -0.2° |
| 6:43 pm Fri, Jan 21 | 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. | 70° | 0.8° | |
| 7:21 pm Fri, Jan 21 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. | 70° | 9.2° | |
| 8:25 pm Fri, Jan 21 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 69° | 23.4° | |
| 9:22 pm Fri, Jan 21 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 66° | 36.3° |
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 Kiritimati. The total lunar eclipse is someÂ鶹ӳ» called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Jan 21)
In the past, this day was cloudy 71% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kiritimati
| Eclipse Visibility From Kiritimati | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2000 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 17, 2000 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 6, 2001 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 15, 2001 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 30–31, 2001 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 27, 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 16, 2003 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 9, 2003 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 28, 2004 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 24–25, 2005 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 17–18, 2005 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 9, 2006 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Aug 28–29, 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 21, 2008 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 10, 2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 7–8, 2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 22, 2009 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Kiritimati, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in Kiritimati