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April 5, 2042 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Apr 5, 2042 at 4:28 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Rarotonga
Begins: Sat, Apr 5, 2042 at 2:14 am
Maximum: Sat, Apr 5, 2042 at 4:28 am -0.218 Magnitude
Ends: Sat, Apr 5, 2042 at 6:43 am
Duration: 4 hours, 29 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

April 5, 2042 — Penumbral 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
2:14 am Sat, Apr 5
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 302°
61.4°
4:28 am Sat, Apr 5
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 277°
32.5°
6:43 am Sat, Apr 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.		Map direction West 264°
2.4°

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 does not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears 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 (Apr 5)

In the past, this day was cloudy 60% 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
May 25–26, 2040 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 24, 2041 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 7, 2041 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Apr 5, 2042 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 28–29, 2042 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Rarotonga

Other eclipses visible in Rarotonga

Other eclipses worldwide

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