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September 17, 2081 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Los Angeles, CA, USA

Sep 17, 2081 at 8:33 pm
Max View in Los Angeles, California
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Los Angeles, California
Begins: Wed, Sep 17, 2081 at 6:46 pm
Maximum: Wed, Sep 17, 2081 at 8:33 pm -0.155 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Sep 17, 2081 at 10:51 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 17, 2081 — Penumbral 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
6:16 pm Wed, Sep 17Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 87°
-6.9°
6:46 pm Wed, Sep 17RisingMoonrise 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 91°
-0.2°
8:33 pm Wed, Sep 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 106°
21.0°
10:51 pm Wed, Sep 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southeast 135°
45.5°

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 (Sep 17)

In the past, this day was cloudy 16% 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

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