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May 4, 1985 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan

May 5, 1985 at 1:26 am
Max View in Samdrup Jongkhar
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Samdrup Jongkhar
Began: Sat, May 4, 1985 at 10:51 pm
Maximum: Sun, May 5, 1985 at 1:26 am 1.237 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, May 5, 1985 at 4:01 am
Duration: 5 hours, 10 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 4–5, 1985 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Samdrup Jongkhar

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:51 pm Sat, May 4
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South 171°
46.9°
11:46 pm Sat, May 4
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South 190°
46.4°
12:52 am Sun, May 5
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southwest 210°
41.1°
1:26 am Sun, May 5
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 219°
36.7°
2:00 am Sun, May 5
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 226°
31.6°
3:05 am Sun, May 5
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 237°
20.2°
4:01 am Sun, May 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 245°
9.6°

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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.

This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Samdrup Jongkhar. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (May 4–5)

In the past, this day was cloudy 75% 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 Samdrup Jongkhar

Eclipse Visibility From Samdrup JongkharVisibility Worldwide
Feb 16, 1980 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Mar 2, 1980 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 27–28, 1980 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 31, 1981 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 9–10, 1982 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 15, 1982 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Dec 30, 1982 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 20, 1983 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 13, 1984 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 8–9, 1984 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 4–5, 1985 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 28–29, 1985 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 24, 1986 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17–18, 1986 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 13, 1986 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Sep 23, 1987 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 1988 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 18, 1988 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27, 1988 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 11, 1988 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 1989 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Samdrup Jongkhar

Other eclipses visible in Samdrup Jongkhar

Other eclipses worldwide

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