A total

lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth ...

took place on 10 December 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

Asia,

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, 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. Lunar eclipse from moon-2011Dec10

Gallery

Asia File:사본 -DSC03090.jpg, Seoul, South Korea File:Solar total eclipse December 10,2011.ogv,

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Wide view with Orion File:2011 12 10 Lunar Eclipse as seen from Beijing.jpg,

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Laguna, Philippines Laguna, officially the Province of Laguna ( fil, Lalawigan ng Laguna), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz while its largest city is the City of Calamba and the province is ...

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Batticaloa Batticaloa ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu''; si, මඩකලපුව, ''Maḍakalapuwa'') is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the B ...

, Sri Lanka, 15:07 UTC File:Dec2011_LunarEclipse_RwpPak.png, Rawalpindi, Pakistan File:NewDelhiDecember2011LunarEclipse.jpg, New Delhi, India File:MumbaiDecember2011LunarEclipse.JPG, Mumbai, India File:Lunar_eclipse_of_2011_December_10.jpg, Japan Australia and Oceania Europe and Middle East File:Le-1minute.jpg, End of Lunar Eclipse from the Netherlands, 12 images merged File:ליקוי ירח 2011-12-10.jpg, Modi'in, Israel. North America File:Lunar Eclipse 2011.jpg,

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of Southern California, just before moonset. File:Partial lunar eclipse december 10 2011 Minneapolis TLR.png,

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Contact timing by location

Times for Australia

The eclipse occurred on Saturday evening in

. 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 northernmost Canada will be able to witness the entire event.

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2011

* A partial solar eclipse on 4 January. * A partial solar eclipse on 1 June. * A total lunar eclipse on 15 June. * A partial solar eclipse on 1 July. * A partial solar eclipse on 25 November. * A total lunar eclipse on 10 December. It was preceded by the partial solar eclipse of November 25, 2011.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros'' This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of

Solar Saros 142 Saros cycle series 142 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's descending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 72 events. 41 of these are total eclipses, the longest of which occurs on May 28, 2291 and will last 6 minutes 34 second ...

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.

References

External links

* * https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/02dec_lunareclipse/
Hermit eclipse: 2011-12-10

NightSkyInfo.com : 10 December 2011 Lunar Eclipse

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