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November 17, 1956 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Managua, Nicaragua

Nov 18, 1956 at 12:47 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Managua
Began: Sat, Nov 17, 1956 at 10:01 pm
Maximum: Sun, Nov 18, 1956 at 12:47 am 1.317 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Nov 18, 1956 at 3:33 am
Duration: 5 hours, 32 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 17–18, 1956 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Managua

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:01 pm Sat, Nov 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 67°
68.6°
11:03 pm Sat, Nov 17
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northeast 36°
80.7°
12:08 am Sun, Nov 18
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Northwest 308°
77.7°
12:47 am Sun, Nov 18
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 294°
69.6°
1:26 am Sun, Nov 18
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 288°
60.9°
2:32 am Sun, Nov 18
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 285°
45.9°
3:33 am Sun, Nov 18
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 285°
31.9°

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

Cloud Coverage (Nov 17–18)

In the past, this day was cloudy 33% 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 Managua

Eclipse Visibility From ManaguaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 25–26, 1950 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 7, 1951 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 23, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 1, 1951 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Sep 15, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 10, 1952 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 20, 1952 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jan 29, 1953 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 26, 1953 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 14, 1953 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Jan 18, 1954 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 15, 1954 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 8, 1955 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 17–18, 1956 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 13, 1957 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 7, 1957 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 3, 1958 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 3, 1958 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 16, 1959 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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