People in Australia, parts of the western US, western South America, or in South-East Asia, saw the Super Flower Full Moon totally eclipsed and turn a shade of red for about 14 minutes during this total lunar eclipse.
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What This Lunar Eclipse Looked Like
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
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Where the Eclipse Was Seen
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Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: Much of Asia, Australia, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
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Super Flower Blood Moon
The eclipse took place just a few hours after the Moon reached perigee, the closest point to Earth on its orbit, making it a Super Flower Blood Moon.
What is a Super Moon?
This eclipse also marks the beginning of an “almost tetrad” because it kicks off a series of four big lunar eclipses in two years. Three of these eclipses are total, while one of them, on November 18-19, 2021, is a deep partial eclipse. So deep that it is almost a total eclipse.
When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline
Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.
| Eclipse Stages Worldwide | UTC Time | Local Time in Milan* | Visible in Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral Eclipse began | 26 mag, 8.47.41 | 26 mag, 10.47.41 | No, below the horizon |
| Partial Eclipse began | 26 mag, 9.45.02 | 26 mag, 11.45.02 | No, below the horizon |
| Full Eclipse began | 26 mag, 11.11.34 | 26 mag, 13.11.34 | No, below the horizon |
| Maximum Eclipse | 26 mag, 11.18.44 | 26 mag, 13.18.44 | No, below the horizon |
| Full Eclipse ended | 26 mag, 11.25.52 | 26 mag, 13.25.52 | No, below the horizon |
| Partial Eclipse ended | 26 mag, 12.52.25 | 26 mag, 14.52.25 | No, below the horizon |
| Penumbral Eclipse ended | 26 mag, 13.49.48 | 26 mag, 15.49.48 | No, below the horizon |
* The Moon was below the horizon during this eclipse, so it was not possible to view it in Milan.
Quick Facts About This Eclipse
| Data | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Magnitude | 1,009 | Fraction of the Moon’s diameter covered by Earth’s umbra |
| Obscuration | 100,0% | Percentage of the Moon's area covered by Earth's umbra |
| Penumbral magnitude | 1,954 | Fraction of the Moon's diameter covered by Earth's penumbra |
| Overall duration | 5 hours, 2 minutes | Period between the beginning and end of all eclipse phases |
| Duration of totality | 14 minutes | Period between the beginning and end of the total phase |
| Duration of partial phases | 2 hours, 53 minutes | Combined period of both partial phases |
| Duration of penumbral phases | 1 hour, 55 minutes | Combined period of both penumbral phases |
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How Many People Can See This Eclipse?
| Number of People Seeing... | Number of People* | Fraction of World Population |
|---|---|---|
| At least some of the penumbral phase | 4.900.000.000 | 62.01% |
| At least some of the partial phase | 3.540.000.000 | 44.77% |
| At least some of the total phase | 2.130.000.000 | 26.94% |
| All of the total phase | 1.640.000.000 | 20.78% |
| All of the total and partial phases | 167.000.000 | 2.12% |
| The entire eclipse from beginning to end | 48.200.000 | 0.61% |
* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.
An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!
A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.
All eclipses 1900 — 2199
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: 10 giugno 2021 — Annular Solar Eclipse
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