| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pacific, Washington |
| Began: | Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 7:16 pm |
| Maximum: | Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 7:44 pm 0.085 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 9:47 pm |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 31 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Pacific
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| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:41 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  77° | -16.8° |
| 7:12 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 93° | -0.8° |
| 7:16 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 94° | -0.2° |
| 7:44 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. | 98° | 3.9° | |
| 8:15 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. | 104° | 9.0° | |
| 9:47 pm Tue, Sep 17 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 122° | 23.1° |
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 17)
In the past, this day was cloudy 69% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Pacific
| Eclipse Visibility From Pacific | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Pacific, or the path map image for global details. |
Next annular eclipse visible in Pacific