Raleigh lunar eclipse 2011

Eclipse was not visible at all. Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.

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. Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

First eclipse this season: 25 November — Partial Solar Eclipse. Sign in. Live Eclipse Animation will start at:. You are using an outdated browser, to view the animation please update or switch to a modern browser.

Alternatively you can view the old animation by clicking here. Detailed eclipse path map. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight. Raleigh Eclipse Countdown. Note: Click on the date link for details in Raleigh, or the path map image for global details.

Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. Sign in. Live Eclipse Animation will start at:. The first column gives the Calendar Date of the instant of greatest eclipse[ 1 ]. Eclipses recur over the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 18 years 11 days.

Each eclipse belongs to the Saros Series shown in the 4th column. The Umbral Magnitude [ 2 ] column 5 gives the fraction of the Moon's diameter immersed in Earth's umbral shadow at the instant of greatest eclipse.

The Eclipse Duration [ 3 ] gives the length of the partial eclipse. If the eclipse is total then two durations are listed.

The first is the interval between the beginning and end of the partial phases. The second value in bold is the duration the total phase. Finally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility [ 4 ] provides a brief description of the regions where each eclipse will be seen.

Two fields in the summary table provide links to graphics and additional information for each eclipse. A figure consisting of a diagram and map for each eclipse may be seen by clicking on the Calendar Date.