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March 1, 1980 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mar 1, 1980 at 7:36 pm
Near max in Buenos Aires
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Buenos Aires
Began: Sat, Mar 1, 1980 at 7:33 pm
Maximum: Sat, Mar 1, 1980 at 7:35 pm -1.012 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Mar 1, 1980 at 7:44 pm
Duration: 11 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 1, 1980 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Buenos Aires

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Buenos Aires. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (ART) for Buenos Aires.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:45 pm Sat, Mar 1Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 115°
-45.3°
5:45 pm Sat, Mar 1Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East 94°
-22.4°
7:33 pm Sat, Mar 1RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 80°
-0.2°
7:35 pm Sat, Mar 1
Maximum in Buenos Aires This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Buenos Aires. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Buenos Aires 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 East for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction East 79°
0.2°
7:44 pm Sat, Mar 1
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.		Map direction East-northeast 78°
1.7°

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.

During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 1)

In the past, this day was cloudy 49% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

  1. When Is the Next Lunar Eclipse?
  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 Buenos Aires

Eclipse Visibility From Buenos AiresVisibility Worldwide
Mar 1, 1980 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 10, 1980 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 25–26, 1980 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 20, 1981 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 4, 1981 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jul 16–17, 1981 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6, 1982 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 25, 1983 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 19–20, 1983 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 14–15, 1984 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 4, 1985 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 12, 1985 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Apr 24, 1986 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17, 1986 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 1987 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Apr 13–14, 1987 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 6–7, 1987 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 1988 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 1989 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Buenos Aires, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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