| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Freetown |
| Began: | Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 7:09 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 8:21 pm 1.608 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 11:28 pm |
| Duration: | 4 hours, 19 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
July 27, 2018 — Total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:14 pm Fri, Jul 27 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  107° | -26.8° |
| 6:24 pm Fri, Jul 27 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 108° | -11.0° |
| 7:09 pm Fri, Jul 27 | 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. | 109° | -0.2° |
| 7:30 pm Fri, Jul 27 | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. | 110° | 4.1° | |
| 8:21 pm Fri, Jul 27 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 112° | 15.5° | |
| 9:13 pm Fri, Jul 27 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 116° | 26.8° | |
| 10:19 pm Fri, Jul 27 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 124° | 40.5° | |
| 11:28 pm Fri, Jul 27 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 138° | 53.3° |
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.
This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Freetown. The total lunar eclipse is someÂ鶹ӳ» called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Jul 27)
In the past, this day was cloudy 94% 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