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December 9, 2030 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Denver, CO, USA

Dec 9, 2030 at 4:40 pm
Near max in Denver
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Denver, Colorado
Begins: Mon, Dec 9, 2030 at 4:37 pm
Maximum: Mon, Dec 9, 2030 at 4:40 pm -0.456 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Dec 9, 2030 at 5:47 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 9, 2030 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Denver

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:08 pm Mon, Dec 9Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 20°
-26.4°
3:27 pm Mon, Dec 9Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 49°
-11.4°
4:37 pm Mon, Dec 9RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 61°
-0.2°
4:40 pm Mon, Dec 9
Maximum in Denver This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Denver. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Denver 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 East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction East-northeast 61°
0.2°
5:47 pm Mon, Dec 9
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 71°
11.2°

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.

During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow does not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 9)

In the past, this day was cloudy 67% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Denver

Eclipse Visibility From DenverVisibility Worldwide
Dec 9, 2030 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 6, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 5, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 29–30, 2031 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 14, 2031 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Denver, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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