| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Dili |
| Began: | Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 6:25 pm |
| Maximum: | Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 7:54 pm 1.166 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 10:33 pm |
| Duration: | 4 hours, 8 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
October 8, 2014 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Dili
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Dili. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (TLT) for Dili.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:15 pm Wed, Oct 8 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  86° | -17.5° |
| 6:14 pm Wed, Oct 8 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 84° | -3.1° |
| 6:25 pm Wed, Oct 8 | 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. | 83° | -0.2° |
| 7:25 pm Wed, Oct 8 | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. | 81° | 13.2° | |
| 7:54 pm Wed, Oct 8 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 79° | 20.2° | |
| 8:23 pm Wed, Oct 8 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 78° | 27.0° | |
| 9:34 pm Wed, Oct 8 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 72° | 43.3° | |
| 10:33 pm Wed, Oct 8 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 63° | 56.5° |
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.
This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Dili. The total lunar eclipse is someÂ鶹ӳ» called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Oct 8)
In the past, this day was cloudy 30% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Dili
| Eclipse Visibility From Dili | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2010 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 21, 2010 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 16, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 10–11, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 21, 2012 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 4, 2012 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 6, 2012 Venus Transit | Venus Transit |  | |
| Nov 14, 2012 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 28–29, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 26, 2013 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 10, 2013 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 15, 2014 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 29, 2014 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 8, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 4, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 9, 2016 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 17, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 8, 2017 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 31–Feb 1, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 28, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 17, 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 26, 2019 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Dili, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in Dili
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