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April 4, 2080 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Los Angeles, CA, USA

Apr 4, 2080 at 4:22 am
Max View in Los Angeles, California
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Los Angeles, California
Begins: Thu, Apr 4, 2080 at 1:33 am
Maximum: Thu, Apr 4, 2080 at 4:22 am 1.346 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Apr 4, 2080 at 6:39 am
Duration: 5 hours, 7 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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April 4, 2080 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Los Angeles

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:33 am Thu, Apr 4
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 196°
48.4°
2:35 am Thu, Apr 4
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southwest 216°
42.5°
3:41 am Thu, Apr 4
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southwest 232°
32.8°
4:22 am Thu, Apr 4
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 240°
25.7°
5:03 am Thu, Apr 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 247°
18.2°
6:08 am Thu, Apr 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.		Map direction West-southwest 257°
5.5°
6:39 am Thu, Apr 4SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 261°
-0.2°
7:11 am Thu, Apr 4Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 265°
-7.2°

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.

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

Cloud Coverage (Apr 4)

In the past, this day was cloudy 45% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Los Angeles

Eclipse Visibility From Los AngelesVisibility Worldwide
Apr 4, 2080 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 28, 2080 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 24, 2081 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2081 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 12–13, 2082 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Los Angeles

Other eclipses visible in Los Angeles

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