Aug 16, 2008 Partial Lunar Eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse occurs on August 16, 2008, where more than three quarters of the moon are covered by the Earth’s umbra. This eclipse follows the solar eclipse on August 1, 2008.
What this lunar eclipse looks like
The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looks like from the night side of earth.
BETA: This is a temporary animation, it would look different in real life. We hope to fix that issue soon.
Stages in eclipse
- Penumbral Eclipse just started
- Penumbral Eclipse in good progress
- Partial Eclipse starts
- Maximum Eclipse
- Full Eclipse ends
- Penumbral Eclipse continues
- Penumbral Eclipse about to end
Click the 'play' button to view the animation. The pause button can also be used to temporarily suspend the animation.
The animation shows where this penumbral solar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).
The night (dark) areas in the animation are approximately those that can see the moon, and therefore also the eclipse.
Legend
Intense red shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse from beginning to end.
Red shading right/east of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse until moonset/sunrise.
Red shading left/west of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse after moonrise/sunset.
No coloring: Eclipse is not visible at all
Note: Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.
Where to see the eclipse
Continents seeing at least some parts of the eclipse:
- South in Europe
- West in Asia
- Parts of Africa
- East in North America
- East in South America
Partial eclipse visible in...
- Nouakchott, Mauritania
- Hammerfest, Norway
- Praia, Cape Verde
- Dublin, Ireland
- Douglas, Isle of Man
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Banjul, Gambia
- Azores, Portugal
- Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Stanley, Falkland Islands
- Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands
- Dakar, Senegal
- El Aaiún, Western Sahara
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Reykjavik, Iceland
When the eclipse happens worldwide
Lunar eclipses look approximately the same all over the world and happen at the same time.The times displayed might be a minute or two off actual times.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Washington DC* | Visible in Washington DC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | Aug 16 at 6:26 PM | Aug 16 at 2:26 PM | No, under horizon |
| Partial Eclipse begins | Aug 16 at 7:37 PM | Aug 16 at 3:37 PM | No, under horizon |
| Maximum Eclipse | Aug 16 at 9:10 PM | Aug 16 at 5:10 PM | No, under horizon |
| Partial Eclipse ends | Aug 16 at 10:43 PM | Aug 16 at 6:43 PM | No, under horizon |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | Aug 16 at 11:53 PM | Aug 16 at 7:53 PM | No, under horizon |
* The Moon is under the horizon during this eclipse, so it is not possible to view it in Washington DC.
Eclipses during year 2008
- Feb 7, 2008 Annular Solar Eclipse
- Feb 21, 2008 Total Lunar Eclipse
- Aug 1, 2008 Total Solar Eclipse
- Aug 16, 2008 Partial Lunar Eclipse (Currently shown)