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February 9, 2009 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

Feb 9, 2009 at 3:38 pm
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Began: Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Maximum: Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 3:38 pm -0.089 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 59 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

February 9, 2009 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Longyearbyen

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:38 pm Mon, Feb 9
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 North-northeast.		Map direction North-northeast 22°
2.4°
3:38 pm Mon, Feb 9
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.		Map direction Northeast 50°
5.3°
5:37 pm Mon, Feb 9
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 78°
10.0°

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 (Feb 9)

In the past, this day was cloudy 80% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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  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 Longyearbyen

Eclipse Visibility From LongyearbyenVisibility Worldwide
Jan 21, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 31, 2000 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jan 9, 2001 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 30, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 20, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
May 31, 2003 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 8–9, 2003 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 8, 2004 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Oct 28, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2005 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Oct 17, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14–15, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2006 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2006 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2008 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 1, 2008 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Feb 9, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2009 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Longyearbyen

Other eclipses visible in Longyearbyen

Other eclipses worldwide

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