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September 17, 2016 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Fakaofo, Tokelau

Sep 17, 2016 at 6:15 am
Near max in Fakaofo
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Fakaofo
Began: Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 5:54 am
Maximum: Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:16 am -0.704 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:18 am
Duration: 24 minutes

All Âé¶¹Ó³»­ shown on this page are local time.

Location

September 17, 2016 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Fakaofo

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Fakaofo. Stages and Âé¶¹Ó³»­ of the eclipse are outlined below. All Âé¶¹Ó³»­ were local time (TKT) for Fakaofo.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:54 am Sat, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 267°
5.1°
6:16 am Sat, Sep 17
Maximum in Fakaofo This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Fakaofo. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Fakaofo because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
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 West for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 266°
0.2°
6:18 am Sat, Sep 17SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West 266°
-0.2°
7:54 am Sat, Sep 17Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 262°
-23.4°
9:54 am Sat, Sep 17Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 253°
-51.1°

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.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Fakaofo

Eclipse Visibility From FakaofoVisibility Worldwide
Jun 25–26, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 11, 2010 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Dec 20–21, 2010 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 15, 2011 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 4–5, 2012 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 6, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Nov 14, 2012 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Nov 29, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 10, 2013 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Apr 15, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8–9, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 4–5, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 23–24, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 10, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Sep 17, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 8, 2017 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 31–Feb 1, 2018 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 28, 2018 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 21, 2019 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 3, 2019 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Nov 12, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury 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

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