✨ Caelus • Lunar Eclipse on May 24, 1956

September 09, 2026 17:06:58 UTC+02:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

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Partial Lunar Eclipse

May 24, 1956

Umbra Penumbra Moon

Greatest Eclipse

16:31

15:31 UTC

Duration

5h 48m

first to last penumbral contact

Deepest Phase

3h 24m

Partial phase

Umbral Magnitude

0.965

of the diameter in the umbra

Penumbral Magnitude

2.017

of the diameter in the penumbra

Gamma

-0.473

3 014 km south of the axis

🕐 Contacts

Times in Europe/Paris, with UTC underneath.

First penumbral contact (P1)

The Moon touches Earth's penumbra and starts to dim.

13:37

12:37 UTC

PA 77.8°

-60.6° alt · 27° az
First umbral contact (U1)

The Moon reaches the umbra and the partial eclipse begins.

14:49

13:49 UTC

PA 67.1°

-53.3° alt · 53° az
Greatest eclipse

The Moon's centre is least distant from the axis of Earth's shadow.

16:31

15:31 UTC

PA 185.3°

-38.7° alt · 79° az
Fourth umbral contact (U4)

The Moon leaves the umbra and the partial eclipse ends.

18:13

17:13 UTC

PA 303.5°

-22.7° alt · 98° az
Last penumbral contact (P4)

The Moon leaves Earth's penumbra and the eclipse ends.

19:25

18:25 UTC

PA 292.7°

-11.7° alt · 110° 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 Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse.

Penumbral phase: Not visible
Partial phase: Not visible

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 5h 48m

Partial phase 3h 24m

🌍 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.