bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2 | Total Lunar Eclipse 10 December 2011 | |
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align=center colspan=2 | Singapore, 14:40 UTC | |
align=center colspan=2 | The Moon passes right to left through the Earth's shadow | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | 135 (23 of 71) | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | -0.3882 | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0 | 1.1061 | |
align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2 | Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | Totality | 0:51:08 |
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | Partial | 3:32:15 |
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | Penumbral | 5:56:21 |
align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2 | Contacts (UTC) | |
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P1 | 11:33:36 |
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U1 | 12:45:43 |
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U2 | 14:06:16 |
align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0 | Greatest | 14:31:49 |
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U3 | 14:57:24 |
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U4 | 16:17:58 |
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P4 | 17:29:57 |
align=center colspan=2 | The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Taurus |
Asia, Australia, and other areas of the Pacific had the best visibility. European countries only saw a partial eclipse of a rising moon, while northwestern North America saw a partial eclipse of a setting moon.
The eclipse was seen over the Philippines despite cloudy and rainy weather over parts of Luzon and other areas. Photos were taken by groups of amateur astronomers from the Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP).
South America and portions of West Africa missed the eclipse completely as it happened in the early morning.
AsiaAustralia and Oceania
Europe and Middle EastNorth America
The eclipse occurred on Saturday evening in Australia. Eastern Daylight Saving Time: (+11:00 UTC)
The eclipse was visible from India in the evening, given in India Standard Time (UTC+5:30):
The eclipse was visible on Saturday morning before sunrise over North America. For most location the moon set before full lunar eclipse. Only Alaska and northernmost Canada will be able to witness the entire event.
Contact | North America | UTC | |||||
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AST (UTC−9) | PST (UTC−8) | MST (UTC−7) | CST (UTC−6) | EST (UTC−5) | |||
Penumbral begins (P1) | 2:34 am | 3:34 am | 4:34 am | 5:34 am | 6:34 am | 11:34 | |
Partial begins (U1) | 3:46 am | 4:46 am | 5:46 am | 6:46 am | 7:46 am | 12:46 | |
Totality begins (U2) | 5:06 am | 6:06 am | 7:06 am | 8:06 am | 9:06 am | 14:06 | |
Mid-eclipse | 5:32 am | 6:32 am | 7:32 am | 8:32 am | 9:32 am | 14:32 | |
Totality ends (U3) | 5:57 am | 6:57 am | 7:57 am | 8:57 am | 9:57 am | 14:57 | |
Partial ends (U4) | 7:18 am | 8:18 am | 9:18 am | 10:18 am | 11:18 am | 16:18 | |
Penumbral ends (P4) | 8:30 am | 9:30 am | 10:30 am | 11:30 am | 12:30 pm | 17:30 | |
(Table entries are given a dark background for invisibility due to moonset) |
It was preceded by the partial solar eclipse of November 25, 2011.
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 142.
This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.
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