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October 17, 1986 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Berlin, Germany

Oct 17, 1986 at 8:18 pm
Max View in Berlin, Berlin
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Berlin, Berlin
Began: Fri, Oct 17, 1986 at 5:21 pm
Maximum: Fri, Oct 17, 1986 at 8:18 pm 1.245 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Oct 17, 1986 at 11:14 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 53 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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October 17, 1986 — Total 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 (CET) for Berlin.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:21 pm Fri, Oct 17
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 East.		Map direction East 79°
2.7°
6:29 pm Fri, Oct 17
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 92°
12.7°
7:41 pm Fri, Oct 17
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-southeast 106°
23.4°
8:18 pm Fri, Oct 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 114°
28.6°
8:54 pm Fri, Oct 17
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 123°
33.5°
10:06 pm Fri, Oct 17
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 142°
41.6°
11:14 pm Fri, Oct 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 164°
46.3°

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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 Berlin. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Oct 17)

In the past, this day was cloudy 75% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  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

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