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April 25, 2032 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Apr 25, 2032 at 5:13 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Rarotonga
Begins: Sun, Apr 25, 2032 at 2:22 am
Maximum: Sun, Apr 25, 2032 at 5:13 am 1.191 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Apr 25, 2032 at 7:02 am
Duration: 4 hours, 40 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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April 25, 2032 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rarotonga

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Rarotonga. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CKT) for Rarotonga.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:22 am Sun, Apr 25
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 281°
61.9°
3:28 am Sun, Apr 25
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 272°
47.1°
4:40 am Sun, Apr 25
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 266°
30.6°
5:13 am Sun, Apr 25
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 263°
23.2°
5:46 am Sun, Apr 25
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 261°
15.9°
6:59 am Sun, Apr 25
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
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-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction West-southwest 255°
0.3°
7:02 am Sun, Apr 25SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 254°
-0.2°
8:04 am Sun, Apr 25Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 248°
-14.2°

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.

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

Cloud Coverage (Apr 25)

In the past, this day was cloudy 70% 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 Rarotonga

Eclipse Visibility From RarotongaVisibility Worldwide
Jun 15, 2030 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
May 6, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 5, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 29, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 14, 2031 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Rarotonga, or the path map image for global details.

Next annular eclipse visible in Rarotonga

Other eclipses visible in Rarotonga

Other eclipses worldwide

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