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January 8, 1955 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Havana, Cuba (La Habana)

Jan 8, 1955 at 7:07 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Havana
Began: Sat, Jan 8, 1955 at 5:34 am
Maximum: Sat, Jan 8, 1955 at 7:07 am -0.189 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Jan 8, 1955 at 7:11 am
Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

January 8, 1955 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Havana

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:34 am Sat, Jan 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 285°
19.6°
7:07 am Sat, Jan 8
Maximum in Havana This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Havana. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Havana 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-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction West-northwest 292°
0.4°
7:11 am Sat, Jan 8SettingMoonset 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.Map direction West-northwest 293°
-0.2°
7:32 am Sat, Jan 8Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 295°
-5.1°
9:30 am Sat, Jan 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 310°
-27.2°

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.

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 (Jan 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 51% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  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 Havana

Eclipse Visibility From HavanaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 25–26, 1950 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 7, 1951 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 23, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 1, 1951 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Sep 15, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 10, 1952 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 20, 1952 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jan 29, 1953 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 26, 1953 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 14, 1953 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Jan 18–19, 1954 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 30, 1954 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 15, 1954 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 8, 1955 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 17–18, 1956 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 13, 1957 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 7, 1957 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 3, 1958 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 3, 1958 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 16, 1959 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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