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August 14, 1924 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands), South Africa

Aug 14, 1924 at 10:51 pm
Max View in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)
Began: Thu, Aug 14, 1924 at 8:05 pm
Maximum: Thu, Aug 14, 1924 at 10:51 pm 1.652 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Aug 15, 1924 at 1:37 am
Duration: 5 hours, 32 minutes

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Location

August 14–15, 1924 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands). Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (LMT) for Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands).

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:05 pm Thu, Aug 14
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 76°
31.3°
9:03 pm Thu, Aug 14
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 63°
40.2°
10:02 pm Thu, Aug 14
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Northeast 47°
48.2°
10:51 pm Thu, Aug 14
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northeast 30°
53.3°
11:40 pm Thu, Aug 14
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northeast 11°
56.2°
12:39 am Fri, Aug 15
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 346°
55.8°
1:37 am Fri, Aug 15
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northwest 323°
51.6°

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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 Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands). The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Aug 14–15)

In the past, this day was cloudy 89% 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 Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

Eclipse Visibility From Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)Visibility Worldwide
May 3, 1920 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 18, 1920 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Oct 27, 1920 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 1, 1921 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Oct 16–17, 1921 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Apr 11–12, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 6, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 1923 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 17, 1923 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 5, 1924 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
May 8, 1924 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Aug 14–15, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 8–9, 1925 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 28–29, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 25–26, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 25, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 10, 1927 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Dec 8, 1927 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 24, 1927 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
May 19, 1928 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jun 3, 1928 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 1929 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
May 23, 1929 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 17, 1929 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands), or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next annular eclipse visible in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

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