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March 4, 2007 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Port Mathurin (Rodrigues), Mauritius

Mar 4, 2007 at 3:20 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Port Mathurin (Rodrigues)
Began: Sun, Mar 4, 2007 at 12:18 am
Maximum: Sun, Mar 4, 2007 at 3:20 am 1.233 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Mar 4, 2007 at 5:53 am
Duration: 5 hours, 35 minutes

All Â鶹ӳ»­ shown on this page are local time.

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March 4, 2007 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Port Mathurin (Rodrigues)

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Port Mathurin (Rodrigues). Stages and Â鶹ӳ»­ of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ»­ were local time (MUT) for Port Mathurin (Rodrigues).

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:18 am Sun, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction North-northwest 347°
61.6°
1:30 am Sun, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northwest 317°
53.8°
2:44 am Sun, Mar 4
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-northwest 299°
40.4°
3:20 am Sun, Mar 4
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 293°
32.9°
3:57 am Sun, Mar 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 288°
25.0°
5:11 am Sun, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.		Map direction West 280°
8.8°
5:53 am Sun, Mar 4SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 276°
-0.2°
6:23 am Sun, Mar 4Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 274°
-7.7°

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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 Port Mathurin (Rodrigues). The total lunar eclipse is someÂ鶹ӳ»­ called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 4)

In the past, this day was cloudy 50% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Port Mathurin (Rodrigues)

Eclipse Visibility From Port Mathurin (Rodrigues)Visibility Worldwide
Jul 16, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 9–10, 2001 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 21, 2001 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 5, 2001 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
May 26, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 25, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 20, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 4, 2002 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
May 16, 2003 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 9, 2003 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 4–5, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 8, 2004 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Oct 28, 2004 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2005 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Oct 17, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 15, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2006 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 4, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2008 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2008 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 26, 2009 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 9, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 6, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2009–Jan 1, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Port Mathurin (Rodrigues), or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Other eclipses visible in Port Mathurin (Rodrigues)

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