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October 10, 2079 — Total Lunar Eclipse — London, England, United Kingdom

Oct 10, 2079 at 6:29 pm
Max View in London, England
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in London, England
Begins: Tue, Oct 10, 2079 at 6:15 pm
Maximum: Tue, Oct 10, 2079 at 6:29 pm 1.079 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Oct 10, 2079 at 9:10 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 55 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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October 10, 2079 — Total Lunar Eclipse — London

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:47 pm Tue, Oct 10Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 49°
-21.5°
4:49 pm Tue, Oct 10Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 63°
-13.4°
6:07 pm Tue, Oct 10Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 78°
-1.2°
6:15 pm Tue, Oct 10RisingMoonrise 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 East 79°
-0.2°
6:29 pm Tue, Oct 10
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.		Map direction East 82°
1.5°
6:50 pm Tue, Oct 10
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.		Map direction East 86°
4.6°
8:08 pm Tue, Oct 10
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 100°
16.5°
9:10 pm Tue, Oct 10
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 113°
25.8°

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

Cloud Coverage (Oct 10)

In the past, this day was cloudy 79% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
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  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
Oct 19, 2070 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 15–16, 2071 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 4, 2072 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2072 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 12, 2072 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in London, or the path map image for global details.

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