Sep 18, 2024 at 5:44 am
Max View in Italy
| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Italy |
| Began: | Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 3:41 am |
| Maximum: | Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 5:44 am 0.085 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 5:53 am |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 12 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Italy
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:41 am Wed, Sep 18 | Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |  281° | 28.3° | |
| 5:12 am Wed, Sep 18 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West. | 271° | 8.2° | |
| 5:44 am Wed, Sep 18 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. | 268° | 1.5° | |
| 5:53 am Wed, Sep 18 | Setting | Moonset Setting | 267° | -0.2° |
| 6:15 am Wed, Sep 18 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon | 265° | -5.8° |
| 7:47 am Wed, Sep 18 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon | 255° | -25.6° |
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.
Cloud Coverage (Sep 18)
In the past, this day was cloudy 29% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Italy
| Eclipse Visibility From Italy | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Italy, or the path map image for global details. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Italy