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June 15, 2011 — Total Lunar Eclipse — London, England, United Kingdom

Jun 15, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Max View in London, England
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in London, England
Began: Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Maximum: Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 9:17 pm 1.682 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:00 midnight
Duration: 2 hours, 48 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

June 15–16, 2011 — 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
6:24 pm Wed, Jun 15Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 99°
-23.5°
7:22 pm Wed, Jun 15Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 109°
-15.1°
8:22 pm Wed, Jun 15Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 120°
-7.0°
9:12 pm Wed, Jun 15Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Southeast 129°
-0.2°
9:12 pm Wed, Jun 15RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction Southeast 129°
-0.2°
9:17 pm Wed, Jun 15
Maximum in London This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in London. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in London because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to Southeast for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction Southeast 130°
0.2°
10:02 pm Wed, Jun 15
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.		Map direction Southeast 139°
4.7°
11:02 pm Wed, Jun 15
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southeast 151°
9.7°
12:00 midnight Thu, Jun 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 164°
13.0°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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 (Jun 15–16)

In the past, this day was cloudy 79% 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
Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 4, 2011 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jun 15–16, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 2011 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 6, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 25, 2013 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
May 25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 18–19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 15, 2014 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 20, 2015 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 28, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Sep 16, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 10–11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 7, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 21, 2017 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 27–28, 2018 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 21, 2019 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 16–17, 2019 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 11, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

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