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April 3, 1996 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tromsø, Norway

Apr 4, 1996 at 2:09 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Tromsø
Began: Wed, Apr 3, 1996 at 11:17 pm
Maximum: Thu, Apr 4, 1996 at 2:09 am 1.379 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, Apr 4, 1996 at 5:02 am
Duration: 5 hours, 45 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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April 3–4, 1996 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tromsø

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:17 pm Wed, Apr 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southeast 158°
12.7°
12:21 am Thu, Apr 4
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South 174°
13.7°
1:26 am Thu, Apr 4
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South 190°
13.3°
2:09 am Thu, Apr 4
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 201°
12.2°
2:52 am Thu, Apr 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 211°
10.5°
3:58 am Thu, Apr 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest.		Map direction Southwest 227°
6.9°
5:02 am Thu, Apr 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.		Map direction West-southwest 241°
2.5°

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.

This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Tromsø. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Apr 3–4)

In the past, this day was cloudy 83% 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 Tromsø

Eclipse Visibility From TromsøVisibility Worldwide
Feb 9, 1990 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 1990 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 30, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 21, 1991 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 9–10, 1992 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 21, 1993 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Nov 29, 1993 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 10, 1994 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 18, 1994 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 1995 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 3–4, 1996 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 27, 1996 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 12, 1996 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 24, 1997 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 16, 1997 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13, 1998 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 8, 1998 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 31, 1999 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 11, 1999 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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