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March 13, 1998 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Moscow, Russia (Moskva)

Mar 13, 1998 at 6:53 am
Max View in Moscow, Moscow
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Moscow, Moscow
Began: Fri, Mar 13, 1998 at 5:16 am
Maximum: Fri, Mar 13, 1998 at 6:53 am -0.419 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Mar 13, 1998 at 7:03 am
Duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 13, 1998 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Moscow

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:16 am Fri, Mar 13
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 255°
14.0°
6:53 am Fri, Mar 13
Maximum in Moscow This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Moscow. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Moscow because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.		Map direction West 275°
0.9°
7:03 am Fri, Mar 13SettingMoonset 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.Map direction West 277°
-0.2°
7:20 am Fri, Mar 13Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 280°
-2.3°
9:23 am Fri, Mar 13Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 306°
-18.7°

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 (Mar 13)

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

Lunar Eclipses

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Moscow

Eclipse Visibility From MoscowVisibility Worldwide
Feb 9–10, 1990 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 1990 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 30, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 26, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 9–10, 1992 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 21, 1993 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Nov 6, 1993 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Nov 29, 1993 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 18, 1994 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 1995 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 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 16–17, 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 Moscow, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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