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May 15, 1984 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Berlin, Germany

May 15, 1984 at 5:18 am
Max View in Berlin, Berlin
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Berlin, Berlin
Began: Tue, May 15, 1984 at 4:43 am
Maximum: Tue, May 15, 1984 at 5:18 am -0.606 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, May 15, 1984 at 5:22 am
Duration: 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 15, 1984 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Berlin

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:43 am Tue, May 15
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 Southwest.		Map direction Southwest 232°
4.2°
5:18 am Tue, May 15
Maximum in Berlin This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Berlin. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Berlin 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-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction West-southwest 239°
0.2°
5:22 am Tue, May 15SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-southwest 239°
-0.2°
6:40 am Tue, May 15Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 254°
-11.5°
8:36 am Tue, May 15Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 275°
-28.5°

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.

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 (May 15)

In the past, this day was cloudy 72% 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 Berlin

Eclipse Visibility From BerlinVisibility Worldwide
Mar 1, 1980 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 27, 1980 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 26, 1980 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 20, 1981 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 17, 1981 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 9, 1982 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 20, 1982 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Dec 15, 1982 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Dec 20, 1983 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 15, 1984 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 30, 1984 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 8, 1984 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 4–5, 1985 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 28, 1985 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17, 1986 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 14, 1987 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 7, 1987 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 1988 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 1989 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 1989 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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