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September 8, 2006 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Pangai, Tonga

Sep 8, 2006 at 6:40 am
Near max in Pangai
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Pangai
Began: Fri, Sep 8, 2006 at 5:44 am
Maximum: Fri, Sep 8, 2006 at 6:41 am -0.224 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Sep 8, 2006 at 6:44 am
Duration: 1 hour

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

Location

September 8, 2006 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Pangai

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:44 am Fri, Sep 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 267°
12.9°
6:41 am Fri, Sep 8
Maximum in Pangai This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Pangai. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Pangai 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 262°
0.3°
6:44 am Fri, Sep 8SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 262°
-0.2°
7:05 am Fri, Sep 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-5.7°
7:51 am Fri, Sep 8Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 256°
-15.9°
8:36 am Fri, Sep 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 252°
-25.9°
9:58 am Fri, Sep 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 241°
-43.0°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

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 Pangai

Eclipse Visibility From PangaiVisibility 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
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 Pangai, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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