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October 27, 2004 — Total Lunar Eclipse — New York, NY, USA

Oct 27, 2004 at 11:04 pm
Max View in New York, New York
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in New York, New York
Began: Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 8:07 pm
Maximum: Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 11:04 pm 1.308 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 2:01 am
Duration: 5 hours, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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October 27–28, 2004 — Total Lunar Eclipse — New York

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:07 pm Wed, Oct 27
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 95°
25.1°
9:14 pm Wed, Oct 27
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 107°
37.5°
10:23 pm Wed, Oct 27
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-southeast 123°
49.3°
11:04 pm Wed, Oct 27
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southeast 135°
55.2°
11:44 pm Wed, Oct 27
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southeast 151°
59.8°
12:53 am Thu, Oct 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 185°
62.6°
2:01 am Thu, Oct 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 217°
58.1°

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

Cloud Coverage (Oct 27–28)

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

Lunar Eclipses

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  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
  3. Why Does the Moon Turn Red?
  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
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  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 New York

Eclipse Visibility From New YorkVisibility Worldwide
Jan 20–21, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 25, 2000 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jan 9, 2001 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 14, 2001 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Dec 30, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 19, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
May 15–16, 2003 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 8, 2003 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 8, 2004 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Oct 27–28, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 24, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 8, 2006 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Mar 3, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2008 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2008 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 5, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in New York

Other eclipses visible in New York

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