April 24, 1986 Partial Lunar Eclipse in Dallas, Texas, USA

Apr 24, 1986 at 5:44 am

Near max in Dallas

Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Dallas, Texas
Began:	Thu, Apr 24, 1986 at 4:06 am
Maximum:	Thu, Apr 24, 1986 at 5:45 am 0.664 Magnitude
Ended:	Thu, Apr 24, 1986 at 5:47 am
Duration:	1 hour, 42 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

April 24, 1986 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Dallas

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

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
4:06 am Thu, Apr 24		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	239°	18.5°
5:03 am Thu, Apr 24		Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.	248°	7.9°
5:45 am Thu, Apr 24		Maximum in Dallas This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Dallas. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Dallas 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 West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.	254°	0.2°
5:47 am Thu, Apr 24	Setting	Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.	254°	-0.2°
6:10 am Thu, Apr 24	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse begins Below horizon	257°	-5.4°
6:42 am Thu, Apr 24	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	261°	-11.8°
7:14 am Thu, Apr 24	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse ends Below horizon	264°	-18.2°
8:21 am Thu, Apr 24	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon	273°	-32.0°
9:18 am Thu, Apr 24	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	281°	-43.4°

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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Dallas, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Apr 24)

In the past, this day was cloudy 52% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Dallas

Eclipse Visibility From Dallas		Visibility Worldwide
	Aug 10, 1980 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Aug 25–26, 1980 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 19–20, 1981 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 16–17, 1981 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 5–6, 1982 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 30, 1982 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 25, 1983 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 19, 1983 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	May 14–15, 1984 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	May 30, 1984 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Apr 24, 1986 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 3, 1986 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Apr 13, 1987 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 6–7, 1987 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 27, 1988 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 20, 1989 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 16–17, 1989 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
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