December 2011 lunar eclipse

Total Lunar Eclipse
December 9-11, 2011

Singapore, 14:41 UTC

The Moon passes right to left through the Earth's shadow
Series (and member)135 (23 of 71)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality51:08
Partial3:32:15
Penumbral5:56:21
Contacts
P111:33:36 UTC
U112:45:43 UTC
U214:06:16 UTC
Greatest14:31:49 UTC
U314:57:24 UTC
U416:17:58 UTC
P417:29:57 UTC

The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Taurus

A total lunar eclipse took place on December 10, 2011. It was the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2011, the first having occurred on June 15. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is positioned just right in its orbit to pass through Earth's shadow.

Visibility

NASA chart of the eclipse

Asia, Australia, and other areas of the Pacific had the best visibility. European countries only saw a partial eclipse of a rising moon, while northwestern North America saw a partial eclipse of a setting moon.

The eclipse was seen over the Philippines despite cloudy and rainy weather over parts of Luzon and other areas. Photos were taken by groups of amateur astronomers from the Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP).

South America and portions of West Africa missed the eclipse completely as it happened in the early morning.

Asia

Australia and Oceania

a series of 27 images of the moon during the eclipse
Sequence from 20:12 Dec 11 until 00:19 Dec 12 (AWST, UTC +8) Serpentine Dam, Western Australia view right to left as the moon passed across the sky

Europe and Middle East

North America

Contact timing by location

Times for Australia

The eclipse occurred on Saturday evening in Australia. Eastern Daylight Saving Time: (+11:00 UTC)

  • Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 22:33:32 EDST
  • Partial Eclipse Begins: 23:45:42 EDST
  • Total Eclipse Begins: 01:06:16 EDST
  • Greatest Eclipse: 01:31:49 EDST
  • Total Eclipse Ends: 01:57:24 EDST
  • Partial Eclipse Ends: 03:17:58 EDST
  • Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 04:30:00 EDST

Times for India

The eclipse was visible from India in the evening, given in India Standard Time (UTC+5:30):

  • Penumbral eclipse begins (P1): 17:04 IST
  • Partial eclipse begins (U1): 18:16 IST
  • Total eclipse begins (U2): 19:36 IST
  • Mid-eclipse: 20:02 IST
  • Total eclipse ends (U3): 20:27 IST
  • Partial eclipse ends (U4): 21:48 IST
  • Penumbral eclipse ends (P4): 23:00 IST

Times for North America

The eclipse was visible on Saturday morning before sunrise over North America. For most location the moon set before full lunar eclipse. Only Alaska and northern most Canada will be able to witness the entire event.

Contact North America UTC
AST
(UTC−9)		PST
(UTC−8)		MST
(UTC−7)		CST
(UTC−6)		EST
(UTC−5)
Penumbral begins (P1) 2:34 am3:34 am4:34 am5:34 am6:34 am11:34
Partial begins (U1) 3:46 am4:46 am5:46 am6:46 am 7:46 am 12:46
Totality begins (U2) 5:06 am6:06 am7:06 am 8:06 am 9:06 am 14:06
Mid-eclipse 5:32 am6:32 am7:32 am 8:32 am 9:32 am 14:32
Totality ends (U3) 5:57 am6:57 am 7:57 am 8:57 am 9:57 am 14:57
Partial ends (U4) 7:18 am 8:18 am 9:18 am 10:18 am 11:18 am 16:18
Penumbral ends (P4) 8:30 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 11:30 am 12:30 pm 17:30
(Table entries are given a dark background for invisibility due to moonset)

It was preceded by the partial solar eclipse of November 25, 2011.

Lunar year (354 days)

This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.

See also

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