Home   Sun, Moon & Space   Eclipses   France   Paris   Paris   Feb 9, 1990
Flag for France

February 9, 1990 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Paris, Paris, France

Feb 9, 1990 at 8:11 pm
Max View in Paris, Paris
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Paris, Paris
Began: Fri, Feb 9, 1990 at 5:50 pm
Maximum: Fri, Feb 9, 1990 at 8:11 pm 1.075 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Feb 9, 1990 at 11:00 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 11 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

February 9, 1990 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Paris

Live Eclipse Animation will start at:
Fri, Feb 9, 1990 at 5:16 pm CET
Live Eclipse Animation has ended.
You are using an outdated browser, to view the animation please update or switch to a modern browser.

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:21 pm Fri, Feb 9Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 61°
-4.9°
5:50 pm Fri, Feb 9RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 67°
-0.2°
6:28 pm Fri, Feb 9
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.		Map direction East-northeast 74°
5.0°
7:49 pm Fri, Feb 9
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East 89°
17.5°
8:11 pm Fri, Feb 9
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 93°
20.8°
8:32 pm Fri, Feb 9
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 97°
24.1°
9:53 pm Fri, Feb 9
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 114°
36.3°
11:00 pm Fri, Feb 9
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southeast 131°
45.3°

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

Cloud Coverage (Feb 9)

In the past, this day was cloudy 77% 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 Paris

Eclipse Visibility From ParisVisibility Worldwide
Feb 9, 1990 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 30, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 27, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 15, 1992 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 9–10, 1992 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 29, 1993 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 10, 1994 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
May 25, 1994 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 18, 1994 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 1995 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 3–4, 1996 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 27, 1996 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 12, 1996 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 24, 1997 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 16, 1997 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13, 1998 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 8, 1998 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 31, 1999 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 11, 1999 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Paris

Other eclipses visible in Paris

Other eclipses worldwide

Need some help?