| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Fakaofo |
| Began: | Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 6:13 pm |
| Maximum: | Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 8:45 pm 1.290 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 11:37 pm |
| Duration: | 5 hours, 24 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
April 15, 2014 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fakaofo
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Fakaofo. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (TKT) for Fakaofo.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:53 pm Tue, Apr 15 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  100° | -5.5° |
| 6:13 pm Tue, Apr 15 | Rising | Moonrise Rising | 99° | -0.2° |
| 6:58 pm Tue, Apr 15 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. | 98° | 9.8° | |
| 8:06 pm Tue, Apr 15 | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. | 96° | 26.1° | |
| 8:45 pm Tue, Apr 15 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 95° | 35.4° | |
| 9:24 pm Tue, Apr 15 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 95° | 44.7° | |
| 10:33 pm Tue, Apr 15 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 94° | 61.2° | |
| 11:37 pm Tue, Apr 15 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 96° | 76.8° |
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 Fakaofo. The total lunar eclipse is someÂ鶹ӳ» called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (Apr 15)
In the past, this day was cloudy 70% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Fakaofo
| Eclipse Visibility From Fakaofo | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25–26, 2010 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 11, 2010 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 20–21, 2010 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 15, 2011 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 10, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 4–5, 2012 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 6, 2012 Venus Transit | Venus Transit |  | |
| Nov 14, 2012 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 29, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 10, 2013 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Oct 8–9, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 4–5, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 23–24, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| May 10, 2016 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | |
| 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 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 21, 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 3, 2019 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 12, 2019 Mercury Transit | Mercury Transit |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Fakaofo, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Fakaofo