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September 6, 1979 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Port Vila, Vanuatu

Sep 6, 1979 at 9:54 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Port Vila
Began: Thu, Sep 6, 1979 at 7:21 pm
Maximum: Thu, Sep 6, 1979 at 9:54 pm 1.093 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Sep 7, 1979 at 12:26 am
Duration: 5 hours, 5 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

September 6–7, 1979 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Port Vila

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Thu, Sep 6, 1979 at 7:16 pm VUT
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Port Vila. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (VUT) for Port Vila.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:21 pm Thu, Sep 6
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 89°
25.5°
8:18 pm Thu, Sep 6
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 84°
38.5°
9:32 pm Thu, Sep 6
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 75°
55.3°
9:54 pm Thu, Sep 6
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 71°
60.3°
10:16 pm Thu, Sep 6
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 66°
65.1°
11:30 pm Thu, Sep 6
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northeast 23°
77.8°
12:26 am Fri, Sep 7
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northwest 321°
75.6°

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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 Port Vila. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Sep 6–7)

In the past, this day was cloudy 63% 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 Port Vila

Eclipse Visibility From Port VilaVisibility Worldwide
Feb 21, 1970 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 1970 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Sep 1, 1970 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 10, 1971 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 7, 1971 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 30–31, 1972 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 26, 1972 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 16, 1973 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 15, 1973 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 29–30, 1974 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 25, 1975 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 14, 1976 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 23, 1976 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 27, 1977 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 25, 1978 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 17, 1978 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 1979 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 6–7, 1979 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Port Vila

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