March 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Ponta das Fontainhas, Concelho da Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde

Mar 25, 2024 at 6:12 am

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Global Event:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Ponta das Fontainhas
Began:	Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 3:53 am
Maximum:	Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 6:12 am -0.133 Magnitude
Ended:	Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 6:47 am
Duration:	2 hours, 54 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

March 25, 2024 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Ponta das Fontainhas

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Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 3:48 am CVT

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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
3:53 am Mon, Mar 25		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	253°	39.5°
6:12 am Mon, Mar 25		Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.	266°	7.3°
6:47 am Mon, Mar 25	Setting	Moonset Setting	268°	-0.2°
8:32 am Mon, Mar 25	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	276°	-25.3°

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

In the past, this day was cloudy 61% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From Ponta das Fontainhas		Visibility Worldwide
	Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Ponta das Fontainhas, or the path map image for global details.