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February 20, 1924 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Feb 20, 1924 at 11:28 pm
Max View in Medan, North Sumatra
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Medan, North Sumatra
Began: Wed, Feb 20, 1924 at 8:36 pm
Maximum: Wed, Feb 20, 1924 at 11:28 pm 1.599 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, Feb 21, 1924 at 2:20 am
Duration: 5 hours, 44 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

February 20–21, 1924 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Medan

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:36 pm Wed, Feb 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 78°
25.2°
9:38 pm Wed, Feb 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 78°
40.0°
10:40 pm Wed, Feb 20
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 75°
54.6°
11:28 pm Wed, Feb 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 70°
65.9°
12:17 am Thu, Feb 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northeast 55°
76.7°
1:18 am Thu, Feb 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 332°
81.7°
2:20 am Thu, Feb 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 291°
69.7°

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

Cloud Coverage (Feb 20–21)

In the past, this day was cloudy 93% 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 Medan

Eclipse Visibility From MedanVisibility Worldwide
May 3, 1920 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 27–28, 1920 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17, 1921 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 12, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 1922 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Oct 6, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 26, 1923 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 8, 1924 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Aug 15, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 9, 1925 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 4, 1925 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 14, 1926 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 29, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 26, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 10, 1927 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Dec 8–9, 1927 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 3, 1928 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 27, 1928 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 1929 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
May 23, 1929 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 17, 1929 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Medan

Next annular eclipse visible in Medan

Other eclipses visible in Medan

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