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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Sep 17, 2024 at 5:58 pm
Near max in Papeete
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Papeete, Tahiti
Began: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 5:54 pm
Maximum: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 5:58 pm -0.344 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 6:47 pm
Duration: 53 minutes

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September 17, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Papeete

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:41 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 112°
-43.7°
4:12 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 100°
-23.8°
4:44 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East 97°
-16.8°
5:15 pm Tue, Sep 17Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East 95°
-9.7°
5:54 pm Tue, Sep 17RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 92°
-0.2°
5:58 pm Tue, Sep 17
Maximum in Papeete This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Papeete. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Papeete 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 East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 92°
0.4°
6:47 pm Tue, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 88°
11.3°

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.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Papeete

Eclipse Visibility From PapeeteVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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