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October 17, 2005 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Oct 17, 2005 at 6:29 am
Near max in Santo Domingo
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Santo Domingo
Began: Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 5:53 am
Maximum: Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 6:30 am -0.534 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 6:32 am
Duration: 40 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

October 17, 2005 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Santo Domingo

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:53 am Mon, Oct 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.		Map direction West 277°
8.2°
6:30 am Mon, Oct 17
Maximum in Santo Domingo This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Santo Domingo. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Santo Domingo 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 for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction West 280°
0.2°
6:32 am Mon, Oct 17SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 280°
-0.2°
7:35 am Mon, Oct 17Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 285°
-14.6°
8:03 am Mon, Oct 17Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 288°
-20.7°
8:31 am Mon, Oct 17Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 291°
-26.6°
10:13 am Mon, Oct 17Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 308°
-46.5°

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.

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 (Oct 17)

In the past, this day was cloudy 75% 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 Santo Domingo

Eclipse Visibility From Santo DomingoVisibility Worldwide
Jan 20–21, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 25, 2000 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jan 9, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 14, 2001 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Dec 30, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 19, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
May 15–16, 2003 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 8–9, 2003 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 4, 2004 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 8, 2004 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Oct 27–28, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2005 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Apr 24, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2006 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 8, 2006 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Mar 3, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2008 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2008 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 5, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Santo Domingo

Next annular eclipse visible in Santo Domingo

Other eclipses visible in Santo Domingo

Other eclipses worldwide

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