March 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Folkestone, England, United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2024 at 5:52 am

Near max in Folkestone

Global Event:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Folkestone, England
Began:	Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 4:53 am
Maximum:	Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 5:52 am -0.491 Magnitude
Ended:	Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 5:56 am
Duration:	1 hour, 3 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

March 25, 2024 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Folkestone

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Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 4:48 am GMT

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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
4:53 am Mon, Mar 25		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.	256°	9.0°
5:52 am Mon, Mar 25		Maximum in Folkestone This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Folkestone. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Folkestone because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse.	267°	0.2°
5:56 am Mon, Mar 25	Setting	Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.	268°	-0.2°
7:12 am Mon, Mar 25	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	283°	-12.7°
9:32 am Mon, Mar 25	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	313°	-31.7°

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 74% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From Folkestone		Visibility Worldwide
	Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 20–21, 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 Folkestone, or the path map image for global details.