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May 4, 2004 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Damascus, Syria (Dimashq)

May 4, 2004 at 11:30 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Damascus
Began: Tue, May 4, 2004 at 8:52 pm
Maximum: Tue, May 4, 2004 at 11:30 pm 1.303 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 5, 2004 at 2:08 am
Duration: 5 hours, 16 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 4–5, 2004 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Damascus

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:52 pm Tue, May 4
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 125°
18.3°
9:48 pm Tue, May 4
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southeast 136°
26.7°
10:52 pm Tue, May 4
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southeast 151°
34.2°
11:30 pm Tue, May 4
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southeast 161°
37.1°
12:07 am Wed, May 5
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 172°
38.7°
1:11 am Wed, May 5
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 191°
38.0°
2:08 am Wed, May 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southwest 206°
34.0°

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

Cloud Coverage (May 4–5)

In the past, this day was cloudy 24% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Damascus

Eclipse Visibility From DamascusVisibility Worldwide
Jan 21, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 16, 2000 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 9–10, 2001 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 5, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 24–25, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 20, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
May 16, 2003 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 31, 2003 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 9, 2003 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 4–5, 2004 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
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
Aug 16–17, 2008 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 9, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 6, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2009 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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