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October 7, 2033 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Oct 8, 2033 at 12:55 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Papeete, Tahiti
Begins: Fri, Oct 7, 2033 at 10:18 pm
Maximum: Sat, Oct 8, 2033 at 12:55 am 1.349 Magnitude
Ends: Sat, Oct 8, 2033 at 3:31 am
Duration: 5 hours, 13 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

October 7–8, 2033 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Papeete

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Fri, Oct 7, 2033 at 10:13 pm TAHT
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Papeete. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (TAHT) for Papeete.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:18 pm Fri, Oct 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northeast 43°
59.1°
11:14 pm Fri, Oct 7
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction North-northeast 17°
65.5°
12:15 am Sat, Oct 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction North-northwest 340°
65.1°
12:55 am Sat, Oct 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Northwest 322°
60.6°
1:34 am Sat, Oct 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northwest 309°
54.1°
2:36 am Sat, Oct 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 296°
41.8°
3:31 am Sat, Oct 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 288°
29.9°

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.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Papeete. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Oct 7–8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 39% 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 Papeete

Eclipse Visibility From PapeeteVisibility Worldwide
Jun 15, 2030 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
May 6, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 5, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 29, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 14, 2031 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

Other eclipses visible in Papeete

Other eclipses worldwide

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