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August 16, 2008 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Bokopi, Lobaye, Central African Republic

Aug 16, 2008 at 10:10 pm
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Bokopi
Began: Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Maximum: Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 10:10 pm 0.807 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 12:55 am
Duration: 5 hours, 31 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 16–17, 2008 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Bokopi

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:24 pm Sat, Aug 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 106°
22.5°
8:36 pm Sat, Aug 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 110°
39.1°
10:10 pm Sat, Aug 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southeast 124°
59.8°
11:44 pm Sat, Aug 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 172°
73.4°
12:55 am Sun, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 223°
67.6°

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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.

Cloud Coverage (Aug 16–17)

In the past, this day was cloudy 81% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
  3. Why Does the Moon Turn Red?
  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
  8. Eclipse Seasons
  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Bokopi

Eclipse Visibility From BokopiVisibility Worldwide
Jan 21, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 9, 2001 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 21, 2001 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 5, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 24, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 20, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 4, 2002 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
May 16, 2003 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 8–9, 2003 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 4–5, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 8, 2004 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Oct 28, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2005 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14–15, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2006 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2006 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2008 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2008 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 6, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2009 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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