December 9, 1992 Total Lunar Eclipse in Choibalsan, Mongolia

Dec 10, 1992 at 8:44 am

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Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Lunar Eclipse, in Choibalsan
Began:	Thu, Dec 10, 1992 at 5:56 am
Maximum:	Thu, Dec 10, 1992 at 8:44 am 1.271 Magnitude
Ended:	Thu, Dec 10, 1992 at 9:08 am
Duration:	3 hours, 12 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

December 10, 1992 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Choibalsan

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Thu, Dec 10, 1992 at 5:51 am CHOT

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

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
5:56 am Thu, Dec 10		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	273°	27.9°
6:59 am Thu, Dec 10		Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.	284°	17.9°
8:07 am Thu, Dec 10		Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.	295°	7.8°
8:44 am Thu, Dec 10		Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.	301°	2.7°
9:08 am Thu, Dec 10	Setting	Moonset 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.	305°	-0.2°
9:21 am Thu, Dec 10	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse ends Below horizon	308°	-1.5°
10:28 am Thu, Dec 10	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon	320°	-10.1°
11:31 am Thu, Dec 10	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	333°	-15.5°

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

Cloud Coverage (Dec 10)

In the past, this day was cloudy 66% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Choibalsan

Eclipse Visibility From Choibalsan		Visibility Worldwide
	Feb 10, 1990 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 22, 1990 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 6–7, 1990 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 27, 1991 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 21, 1991 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 10, 1992 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 24, 1992 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Jun 4–5, 1993 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 6, 1993 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Nov 29, 1993 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 18, 1994 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 15–16, 1995 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 8–9, 1995 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 24, 1995 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Apr 4, 1996 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 9, 1997 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Sep 17, 1997 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 6, 1998 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 31–Feb 1, 1999 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 28, 1999 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 11, 1999 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
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