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December 30, 2001 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Dec 31, 2001 at 12:29 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Nuku'alofa
Began: Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 10:27 pm
Maximum: Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 12:29 am -0.116 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 2:31 am
Duration: 4 hours, 4 minutes

All Â鶹ӳ»­ shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 30–31, 2001 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Nuku'alofa

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Nuku'alofa. Stages and Â鶹ӳ»­ of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ»­ were local time (TOST) for Nuku'alofa.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:27 pm Sun, Dec 30
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northeast 48°
24.3°
12:29 am Mon, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northeast 22°
40.5°
2:31 am Mon, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North-northwest 346°
42.7°

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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 (Dec 30–31)

In the past, this day was cloudy 63% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Nuku'alofa

Eclipse Visibility From Nuku'alofaVisibility Worldwide
Jan 21, 2000 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 16–17, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6, 2001 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 30–31, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 26–27, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 16, 2003 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 5, 2004 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 28, 2004 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 9, 2005 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Apr 24–25, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17–18, 2005 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 9, 2006 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Aug 28–29, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 7, 2008 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2008 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 10, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2009 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Nuku'alofa, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Other eclipses visible in Nuku'alofa

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