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17 September 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Plano, TX, USA

17 Sep 2024, 21:44
Max View in Plano, Texas
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Plano, Texas
Begins: Tue, 17 Sep 2024, 19:41
Maximum: Tue, 17 Sep 2024, 21:44 0.085 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, 17 Sep 2024, 23:47
Duration: 4 hours, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

17 September 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Plano

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Plano. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CDT) for Plano.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
19:41 Tue, 17 Sep
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 95°
2.2°
21:12 Tue, 17 Sep
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 108°
20.5°
21:44 Tue, 17 Sep
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 113°
26.5°
22:15 Tue, 17 Sep
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 119°
32.4°
23:47 Tue, 17 Sep
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southeast 141°
47.2°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Plano. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers only a small portion of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Plano

Eclipse Visibility From PlanoVisibility Worldwide
8 Apr 2024 Total Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
17 Sep 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
13–14 Mar 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
3 Mar 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
27–28 Aug 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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