✨ Caelus • Lunar Eclipse on September 6, 1979

September 09, 2026 17:05:29 UTC+02:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

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Total Lunar Eclipse

September 6, 1979

Umbra Penumbra Moon

Greatest Eclipse

12:54

10:54 UTC

Duration

5h 5m

first to last penumbral contact

Deepest Phase

44m 27s

Totality

Umbral Magnitude

1.094

of the diameter in the umbra

Penumbral Magnitude

2.042

of the diameter in the penumbra

Gamma

-0.430

2 746 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.

10:21

08:21 UTC

PA 56.9°

-31.7° alt · 297° az
First umbral contact (U1)

The Moon reaches the umbra and the partial eclipse begins.

11:18

09:18 UTC

PA 48.3°

-38.9° alt · 311° az
Second umbral contact (U2)

The Moon is entirely inside the umbra and totality begins.

12:31

10:31 UTC

PA 189.7°

-45.9° alt · 332° az
Greatest eclipse

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

12:54

10:54 UTC

PA 163.1°

-47.2° alt · 340° az
Third umbral contact (U3)

The Moon starts leaving the umbra and totality ends.

13:16

11:16 UTC

PA 136.5°

-48.1° alt · 347° az
Fourth umbral contact (U4)

The Moon leaves the umbra and the partial eclipse ends.

14:30

12:30 UTC

PA 277.9°

-47.8° alt · 14° az
Last penumbral contact (P4)

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

15:26

13:26 UTC

PA 269.3°

-44.2° alt · 32° 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
Totality: 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 5m

Partial phase 3h 11m

Totality 44m 27s

🌍 About This Eclipse

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth's shadow to completely cover the Moon. During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon can take on a reddish color due to the scattering of sunlight through the Earth's atmosphere, often referred to as a "Blood Moon."

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.