| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Kiritimati, Christmas Island |
| Began: | Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 8:02 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 11:02 pm 0.974 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 2:03 am |
| Duration: | 6 hours, 2 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
November 19–20, 2021 — Partial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:02 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |  69° | 26.4° | |
| 9:18 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. | 65° | 43.7° | |
| 11:02 pm Fri, Nov 19 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 44° | 64.9° | |
| 12:47 am Sat, Nov 20 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 338° | 70.8° | |
| 2:03 am Sat, Nov 20 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 306° | 58.7° |
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 partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Kiritimati. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.
Cloud Coverage (Nov 19–20)
In the past, this day was cloudy 55% of the time (since 2000).
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| Eclipse Visibility From Kiritimati | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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