✨ Caelus • Lunar Eclipse on October 10, 2079

September 09, 2026 17:06:08 UTC+02:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

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The Moon in Earth's shadow Total Lunar Eclipse: at greatest eclipse the Moon's centre passes 1.56 Moon radii south of the axis of Earth's shadow, with 108% of its diameter inside the umbra and 208% inside the penumbra.

Total Lunar Eclipse

October 10, 2079
Umbra Penumbra Moon
Greatest Eclipse
19:29
17:29 UTC
Duration
5h 23m
first to last penumbral contact
Deepest Phase
42m 27s
Totality
Umbral Magnitude
1.079
of the diameter in the umbra
Penumbral Magnitude
2.078
of the diameter in the penumbra
Gamma
-0.425
2 708 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.
    16:47
    14:47 UTC
    PA 46.0°
    -21.8° alt · 53° az
  2. First umbral contact (U1)
    The Moon reaches the umbra and the partial eclipse begins.
    17:49
    15:49 UTC
    PA 37.1°
    -13.1° alt · 66° az
  3. Second umbral contact (U2)
    The Moon is entirely inside the umbra and totality begins.
    19:08
    17:08 UTC
    PA 176.7°
    -0.9° alt · 80° az
  4. Greatest eclipse
    The Moon's centre is least distant from the axis of Earth's shadow.
    19:29
    17:29 UTC
    PA 151.9°
    2.5° alt · 84° az
  5. Third umbral contact (U3)
    The Moon starts leaving the umbra and totality ends.
    19:50
    17:50 UTC
    PA 127.0°
    5.9° alt · 88° az
  6. Fourth umbral contact (U4)
    The Moon leaves the umbra and the partial eclipse ends.
    21:08
    19:08 UTC
    PA 266.7°
    18.6° alt · 102° az
  7. Last penumbral contact (P4)
    The Moon leaves Earth's penumbra and the eclipse ends.
    22:11
    20:11 UTC
    PA 257.7°
    28.3° alt · 115° 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
Totality
Partly visible
Moon rises
19:08 17:08 UTC
Moon above the horizon
19:08 – 22:11

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 23m
Partial phase 3h 18m
Totality 42m 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.