| Global Event: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Dakar |
| Began: | Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 7:10 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 7:19 pm -0.113 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 8:54 pm |
| Duration: | 1 hour, 44 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
September 16, 2016 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Dakar
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Dakar. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (GMT) for Dakar.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:54 pm Fri, Sep 16 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  85° | -32.4° |
| 6:54 pm Fri, Sep 16 | Not directly visible | Maximum Eclipse Below horizon | 92° | -4.5° |
| 7:10 pm Fri, Sep 16 | Rising | Moonrise Rising | 93° | -0.2° |
| 7:19 pm Fri, Sep 16 | Maximum in Dakar This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Dakar. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Dakar because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. | 93° | 1.7° | |
| 8:54 pm Fri, Sep 16 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 100° | 23.4° |
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 76% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Dakar
| Eclipse Visibility From Dakar | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2010 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar 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 Partial 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 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 21, 2017 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar 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 Dakar, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Dakar