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Apr 3–4, 1996 – Total Lunar Eclipse in England, United Kingdom

Total Eclipse Visible
Apr 3–4, 1996
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in England, United Kingdom
Start of Penumbral: Wed, Apr 3, 1996 at 10:17 pm BST
Start of Totality: Thu, Apr 4, 1996 at 12:26 am BST
End of Totality: Thu, Apr 4, 1996 at 1:52 am BST
End of Penumbral: Thu, Apr 4, 1996 at 4:02 am BST

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

Apr 3–4, 1996 – Total Lunar Eclipse – England

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This animation shows the eclipse near Hinckley in England.

This table provides the eclipse visibility and times for each city,

Selection of Cities in England Where the Eclipse Is Visible

LocationObscurationStartMaxEndTotality DurationAvg. Cloud CoverWeather
Birmingham
100.00%
10:17 pm1:09 am4:02 am BST3h, 37m, 6s
77 %
Bristol
100.00%
10:17 pm1:09 am4:02 am BST3h, 37m, 6s
74 %
Leeds
100.00%
10:17 pm1:09 am4:02 am BST3h, 37m, 6s
80 %
Liverpool
100.00%
10:17 pm1:09 am4:02 am BST3h, 37m, 6s
73 %
London
100.00%
10:17 pm1:09 am4:02 am BST3h, 37m, 6s
76 %
Manchester
100.00%
10:17 pm1:09 am4:02 am BST3h, 37m, 6s
83 %
Southampton
100.00%
10:17 pm1:09 am4:02 am BST3h, 37m, 6s
79 %

All times shown on this page are local time.

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Eclipses Visible in England

Eclipse Visibility from EnglandVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in England, or the path map image for global details. Next visible eclipse is highlighted.

Next total solar eclipse in England

Other eclipses visible in England

Other eclipses worldwide