✨ Caelus • Lunar Eclipse on August 15, 1943

September 09, 2026 17:10:28 UTC+02:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

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The Moon in Earth's shadow Partial Lunar Eclipse: at greatest eclipse the Moon's centre passes 2.03 Moon radii south of the axis of Earth's shadow, with 87% of its diameter inside the umbra and 181% inside the penumbra.

Partial Lunar Eclipse

August 15, 1943
Umbra Penumbra Moon
Greatest Eclipse
21:28
19:28 UTC
Duration
4h 56m
first to last penumbral contact
Deepest Phase
2h 58m
Partial phase
Umbral Magnitude
0.870
of the diameter in the umbra
Penumbral Magnitude
1.815
of the diameter in the penumbra
Gamma
-0.553
3 529 km south of the axis

🕐 Contacts

Times in Europe/Paris, with UTC underneath.

  1. First penumbral contact (P1)
    The Moon touches Earth's penumbra and starts to dim.
    18:59
    16:59 UTC
    PA 55.7°
    -20.4° alt · 91° az
  2. First umbral contact (U1)
    The Moon reaches the umbra and the partial eclipse begins.
    19:59
    17:59 UTC
    PA 44.2°
    -11.0° alt · 101° az
  3. Greatest eclipse
    The Moon's centre is least distant from the axis of Earth's shadow.
    21:28
    19:28 UTC
    PA 166.7°
    2.4° alt · 117° az
  4. Fourth umbral contact (U4)
    The Moon leaves the umbra and the partial eclipse ends.
    22:57
    20:57 UTC
    PA 289.3°
    14.0° alt · 134° az
  5. Last penumbral contact (P4)
    The Moon leaves Earth's penumbra and the eclipse ends.
    23:56
    21:56 UTC
    PA 277.7°
    20.1° alt · 147° az

The position angle is measured on the Moon's limb from celestial north through east, the convention IMCCE and NASA publish, so these values can be compared with a published table directly.

👁 Visibility

From your location.

The eclipse is already under way when the Moon rises.
Penumbral phase
Partly visible
Partial phase
Partly visible
Moon rises
21:06 19:06 UTC
Moon above the horizon
21:06 – 23:56

A lunar eclipse happens at the same moment everywhere. All that changes from place to place is whether the Moon is above the horizon.

⏳ Durations

Penumbral phase 4h 56m
Partial phase 2h 58m

🌍 About This Eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, but they are not perfectly aligned. This causes only a portion of the Moon to be covered by the Earth's shadow, resulting in a partial darkening of the Moon's surface.

A lunar eclipse is a geocentric event. The contacts and magnitudes on this page are the same for every observer who can see the Moon at that moment.

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