| Global Event: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Barentsburg, Svalbard |
| Began: | Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 8:06 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 8:54 pm -0.064 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:54 pm |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 48 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
September 16, 2016 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Barentsburg
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Barentsburg. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (CEST) for Barentsburg.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:54 pm Fri, Sep 16 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  90° | -4.6° |
| 8:06 pm Fri, Sep 16 | 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. | 107° | -0.2° |
| 8:54 pm Fri, Sep 16 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 118° | 1.8° | |
| 10:54 pm Fri, Sep 16 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South-southeast. | 147° | 6.3° |
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.
During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.
Cloud Coverage (Sep 16)
In the past, this day was cloudy 79% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Barentsburg
| Eclipse Visibility From Barentsburg | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 1–2, 2011 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 10, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 21, 2012 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 6, 2012 Venus Transit | Venus Transit |  | |
| Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 18–19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 20, 2015 Total Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 9, 2016 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| Sep 16, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 10–11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 31, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 11, 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 21, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Barentsburg, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
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