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July 25, 1926 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Blantyre, Malawi (Mandala)

Jul 25, 1926 at 6:05 am
Near max in Blantyre
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Blantyre
Began: Sun, Jul 25, 1926 at 5:42 am
Maximum: Sun, Jul 25, 1926 at 6:07 am -0.767 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Jul 25, 1926 at 6:09 am
Duration: 27 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

July 25, 1926 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Blantyre

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:42 am Sun, Jul 25
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 West-southwest.		Map direction West-southwest 249°
5.2°
6:07 am Sun, Jul 25
Maximum in Blantyre This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Blantyre. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Blantyre 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 248°
0.2°
6:09 am Sun, Jul 25SettingMoonset 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 247°
-0.2°
6:59 am Sun, Jul 25Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 244°
-11.5°
8:17 am Sun, Jul 25Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 236°
-27.0°

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 (Jul 25)

In the past, this day was cloudy 28% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
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  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 Blantyre

Eclipse Visibility From BlantyreVisibility Worldwide
May 3, 1920 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 27, 1920 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 16–17, 1921 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Apr 11–12, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 1922 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Oct 6, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 1923 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 17, 1923 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 8, 1924 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Aug 14–15, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 8–9, 1925 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 14, 1926 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 28–29, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 25–26, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 25, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 10, 1927 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Dec 8, 1927 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 19, 1928 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
May 9, 1929 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Nov 1, 1929 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 17, 1929 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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