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June 3, 1928 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Honiara, Solomon Islands

Jun 3, 1928 at 11:09 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Honiara
Began: Sun, Jun 3, 1928 at 8:06 pm
Maximum: Sun, Jun 3, 1928 at 11:09 pm 1.242 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Jun 4, 1928 at 2:12 am
Duration: 6 hours, 5 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

June 3–4, 1928 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Honiara

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:06 pm Sun, Jun 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 110°
29.3°
9:18 pm Sun, Jun 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 112°
45.3°
10:31 pm Sun, Jun 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-southeast 120°
61.3°
11:09 pm Sun, Jun 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southeast 130°
68.7°
11:47 pm Sun, Jun 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southeast 150°
74.5°
1:01 am Mon, Jun 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 214°
73.4°
2:12 am Mon, Jun 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 239°
60.3°

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

Cloud Coverage (Jun 3–4)

In the past, this day was cloudy 62% 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 Honiara

Eclipse Visibility From HoniaraVisibility Worldwide
Oct 27–28, 1920 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 22, 1921 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 12, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 1922 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 26–27, 1923 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 8, 1924 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Aug 15, 1924 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 9, 1925 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 21, 1925 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 4–5, 1925 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 14, 1926 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 10, 1926 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Dec 19, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 4, 1927 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 15, 1927 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 10, 1927 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Dec 9, 1927 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 3–4, 1928 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 27, 1928 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 1929 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
May 23–24, 1929 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Honiara

Other eclipses visible in Honiara

Other eclipses worldwide

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