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July 7, 2009 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — New York, NY, USA

Jul 7, 2009 at 5:25 am
Max View in New York, New York
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in New York, New York
Began: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 4:37 am
Maximum: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 5:25 am -0.921 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 5:31 am
Duration: 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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July 7, 2009 — Penumbral 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
4:37 am Tue, Jul 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest.		Map direction Southwest 228°
7.2°
5:25 am Tue, Jul 7
Maximum in New York This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in New York. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in New York 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.		Map direction West-southwest 236°
0.6°
5:31 am Tue, Jul 7SettingMoonset 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.Map direction West-southwest 237°
-0.2°
5:38 am Tue, Jul 7Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 238°
-1.0°
6:39 am Tue, Jul 7Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 247°
-11.7°

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 did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared 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 (Jul 7)

In the past, this day was cloudy 55% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

  1. When Is the Next Lunar Eclipse?
  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
  8. Eclipse Seasons
  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.

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