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Penumbral lunar eclipse on February 11 2017 (Laos)

penumbral lunar eclipse February 11, 2017 (Laos)
Note: This image is here for illustrative purposes and does not represent the actual eclipse on this date.

The Moon information shown here applies to Vientiane, Laos on Saturday, February 11, 2017. (Local time Asia/Vientiane)

Moonrise to moonset11h31m
Moonrise18:31
Moonset07:00
Distance to the center of the Sun147,654,127 km
Distance to the center of Earth379,007 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)99.9%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonLeo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)14.4


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According to international time UTC, a lunar eclipse will occur on February 11, 2017 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in Laos from which the eclipse could be visible (note that the following is a short list of some of the main cities, the eclipse may be visible from other cities not listed here). The date and local time of the event shown below.

CityEclipse visible?Phase
VientianeYes Penumbral

Information about this eclipse

penumbral lunar eclipse This image shows the global map with two regions: the shaded region where you can not see the lunar eclipse, and the blank region, where it can be seen. The image details the type of eclipse, the magnitude of the penumbra and umbra, Saros series to which this eclipse belongs, among other data. The date and time displayed in this image are international date and time, therefore, they might not apply to your country. However, to know the date and exact time of penumbral lunar eclipse in your country, you can see the table below. (Click on the image to enlarge it).


Eclipse schedule in Laos

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the penumbral lunar eclipse of February 11, 2017 in Laos. For each city we have assigned a time zone which is very precise and it takes into account Daylight Saving Time (if applicable).

Moon alt.: Excellent  Good  Low  Too low  

CityDetails
Event datePen. Mag.Umb. Mag.Penumbral eclipse beginsMoon alt.Partial eclipse beginsUmbral eclipse beginsMax. eclipse beginsMoon alt.Umbral eclipse endsPartial eclipse endsPenumbral eclipse endsMoon alt.
Vientiane (UTC 7)2017-02-1198.8%0%05:3413--07:44-15--09:53-42

You can read the table above as follows: On February 11, 2017 in Vientiane, Asia/Vientiane (UTC 7), an penumbral lunar eclipse will start at 05:34, the maximum eclipse will occur at 07:44 when the Moon reaches an altitud of -15°;this event will come to an end at 09:53 and will have a penumbral magnitud of 0.988 (this is the fraction of the Moon obscured by the entrance to The Earth's penumbra) and an umbral magnitud of -0.035 (fraction of the Moon obscured by the umbra of The Earth).

We must take into account the altitude of the moon, for example, in Vientiane, due to the low altitude of the Moon (-15 degrees) this lunar eclipse will not be very obvious.

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth. Check all the conjunctions in February 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and MarsFebruary 1Mars is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and AldebaranFebruary 6Aldebaran is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Regulus2017-02-11 21:04Regulus is 0.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterFebruary 15Jupiter is 2.9 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnFebruary 21Saturn is 3.9 degrees South of the Moon.

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