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September 17, 1997 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Erdenet, Mongolia

Sep 17, 1997 at 3:46 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Erdenet
Began: Wed, Sep 17, 1997 at 1:12 am
Maximum: Wed, Sep 17, 1997 at 3:46 am 1.191 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Sep 17, 1997 at 6:20 am
Duration: 5 hours, 8 minutes

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September 17, 1997 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Erdenet

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:12 am Wed, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southeast 167°
36.1°
2:08 am Wed, Sep 17
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South 184°
37.0°
3:15 am Wed, Sep 17
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southwest 204°
34.6°
3:46 am Wed, Sep 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 212°
32.3°
4:17 am Wed, Sep 17
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 220°
29.5°
5:24 am Wed, Sep 17
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 236°
21.7°
6:20 am Wed, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 248°
14.0°

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

Cloud Coverage (Sep 17)

In the past, this day was cloudy 39% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Erdenet

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

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

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