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November 19, 2002 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Nov 20, 2002 at 1:46 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Tórshavn
Began: Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 11:34 pm
Maximum: Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 1:46 am -0.227 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 3:58 am
Duration: 4 hours, 24 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 19–20, 2002 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Tórshavn

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:34 pm Tue, Nov 19
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southeast 167°
45.2°
1:46 am Wed, Nov 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 211°
43.1°
3:58 am Wed, Nov 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 247°
32.0°

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 (Nov 19–20)

In the past, this day was cloudy 85% 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 Tórshavn

Eclipse Visibility From TórshavnVisibility Worldwide
Jan 21, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 9, 2001 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 30, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 19–20, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
May 16, 2003 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 31, 2003 Annular Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 8–9, 2003 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 4–5, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 8, 2004 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Oct 28, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2005 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14–15, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2006 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2006 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2008 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 1, 2008 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2008 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 6, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2009 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Tórshavn

Next annular eclipse visible in Tórshavn

Other eclipses visible in Tórshavn

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