| Global Event: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Freetown |
| Began: | Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 6:51 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 6:54 pm -0.064 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 8:54 pm |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 3 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
September 16, 2016 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Freetown
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Freetown. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (GMT) for Freetown.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:54 pm Fri, Sep 16 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  89° | -28.5° |
| 6:51 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. | 93° | -0.2° |
| 6:54 pm Fri, Sep 16 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East for the best view of the eclipse. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 93° | 0.4° | |
| 8:54 pm Fri, Sep 16 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 98° | 28.5° |
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 83% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Freetown
| Eclipse Visibility From Freetown | 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 |  | |
| Feb 26, 2017 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 7, 2017 Partial 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 Freetown, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in Freetown
Next annular eclipse visible in Freetown