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April 3, 1996 — Total Lunar Eclipse — London, England, United Kingdom

Apr 4, 1996 at 1:09 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in London, England
Began: Wed, Apr 3, 1996 at 10:17 pm
Maximum: Thu, Apr 4, 1996 at 1:09 am 1.379 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, Apr 4, 1996 at 4:02 am
Duration: 5 hours, 45 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

April 3–4, 1996 — Total Lunar Eclipse — London

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:17 pm Wed, Apr 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 135°
22.7°
11:21 pm Wed, Apr 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southeast 151°
28.3°
12:26 am Thu, Apr 4
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South 169°
31.4°
1:09 am Thu, Apr 4
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 181°
31.7°
1:52 am Thu, Apr 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 194°
30.7°
2:58 am Thu, Apr 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 211°
26.7°
4:02 am Thu, Apr 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 226°
20.4°

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

Cloud Coverage (Apr 3–4)

In the past, this day was cloudy 76% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

  1. When Is the Next Lunar Eclipse?
  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 London

Eclipse Visibility From LondonVisibility Worldwide
Feb 9, 1990 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 30, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 27, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 15, 1992 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 9–10, 1992 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 29, 1993 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 10, 1994 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
May 25, 1994 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 18, 1994 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 1995 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 3–4, 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, 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 London, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next total solar eclipse visible in London

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