Jun 15, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Max View in Timbuktu
| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Timbuktu |
| Began: | Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:39 pm |
| Maximum: | Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 8:12 pm 1.700 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:00 pm |
| Duration: | 4 hours, 21 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
June 15, 2011 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Timbuktu
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Timbuktu. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (GMT) for Timbuktu.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:24 pm Wed, Jun 15 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  110° | -16.7° |
| 6:22 pm Wed, Jun 15 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 113° | -4.3° |
| 6:39 pm Wed, Jun 15 | 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. | 114° | -0.2° |
| 7:22 pm Wed, Jun 15 | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. | 117° | 8.2° | |
| 8:12 pm Wed, Jun 15 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 122° | 18.2° | |
| 9:02 pm Wed, Jun 15 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 129° | 27.6° | |
| 10:02 pm Wed, Jun 15 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 139° | 37.5° | |
| 11:00 pm Wed, Jun 15 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 153° | 45.1° |
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 Timbuktu. The total lunar eclipse is someÂ鶹ӳ» called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Jun 15)
In the past, this day was cloudy 28% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Timbuktu
| Eclipse Visibility From Timbuktu | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2010 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 4, 2011 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar 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 |  | |
| Mar 20, 2015 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar 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 |  | |
| 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 Timbuktu, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |