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Penumbral lunar eclipse on February 11 2017 (Greece)

penumbral lunar eclipse February 11, 2017 (Greece)
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 Athens, Greece on Saturday, February 11, 2017. (Local time Europe/Athens)

Moonrise to moonset11h11m
Moonrise18:38
Moonset07:27
Distance to the center of the Sun147,659,851 km
Distance to the center of Earth380,001 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)100%
Lunar phasefull moon
Current zodiac sign the MoonLeo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)14.7


Choose a country from the list to get relevant information:

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 Greece 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
AthensYes Penumbral
ArgolisYes Penumbral
ArkadhiaYes Penumbral
ArtaYes Penumbral
AttikiYes Penumbral
DhodhekanisosYes Penumbral
DramaYes Penumbral
EvritaniaYes Penumbral
EvrosYes Penumbral
EvvoiaYes Penumbral
FlorinaYes Penumbral
FokisYes Penumbral
FthiotisYes Penumbral
GrevenaYes Penumbral
IliaYes Penumbral
ImathiaYes Penumbral
IoanninaYes Penumbral
IraklionYes Penumbral
KardhitsaYes Penumbral
KastoriaYes Penumbral
KavalaYes Penumbral
KefalliniaYes Penumbral
KerkiraYes Penumbral
KhalkidhikiYes Penumbral
KhaniaYes Penumbral
KhiosYes Penumbral
KikladhesYes Penumbral
KilkisYes Penumbral
KorinthiaYes Penumbral
KozaniYes Penumbral
LakoniaYes Penumbral
LarisaYes Penumbral
LasithiYes Penumbral
LesvosYes Penumbral
LevkasYes Penumbral
MagnisiaYes Penumbral
MessiniaYes Penumbral
PellaYes Penumbral
PieriaYes Penumbral
PrevezaYes Penumbral
RethimniYes Penumbral
RodhopiYes Penumbral
SamosYes Penumbral
SerraiYes Penumbral
ThesprotiaYes Penumbral
ThessalonikiYes Penumbral
TrikalaYes Penumbral
VoiotiaYes Penumbral
XanthiYes Penumbral
ZakinthosYes 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 Greece

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the penumbral lunar eclipse of February 11, 2017 in Greece. 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.
Athens (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3465--02:4452--04:5328
Argolis (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4453--04:5330
Arkadhia (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3465--02:4453--04:5330
Arta (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4453--04:5330
Attiki (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3465--02:4452--04:5328
Dhodhekanisos (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4453--04:5330
Drama (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4450--04:5328
Evritania (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4453--04:5330
Evros (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4449--04:5326
Evvoia (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4452--04:5328
Florina (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4452--04:5330
Fokis (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4453--04:5330
Fthiotis (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4452--04:5329
Grevena (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3463--02:4452--04:5330
Ilia (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4453--04:5330
Imathia (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4451--04:5329
Ioannina (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3463--02:4453--04:5330
Iraklion (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3468--02:4452--04:5328
Kardhitsa (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4452--04:5330
Kastoria (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4452--04:5330
Kavala (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4450--04:5328
Kefallinia (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3465--02:4454--04:5331
Kerkira (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3463--02:4453--04:5331
Khalkidhiki (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4451--04:5328
Khania (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4453--04:5330
Khios (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4450--04:5327
Kikladhes (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4453--04:5330
Kilkis (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4451--04:5329
Korinthia (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3465--02:4453--04:5329
Kozani (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3463--02:4452--04:5330
Lakonia (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3466--02:4453--04:5329
Larisa (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3463--02:4452--04:5329
Lasithi (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3468--02:4452--04:5327
Lesvos (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4450--04:5326
Levkas (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4453--04:5330
Magnisia (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3468--02:4453--04:5328
Messinia (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3466--02:4454--04:5330
Pella (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4451--04:5329
Pieria (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3465--02:4452--04:5329
Preveza (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4453--04:5331
Rethimni (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3468--02:4453--04:5328
Rodhopi (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3464--02:4453--04:5330
Samos (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3465--02:4450--04:5326
Serrai (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4450--04:5328
Thesprotia (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3463--02:4453--04:5331
Thessaloniki (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4451--04:5329
Trikala (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3463--02:4452--04:5330
Voiotia (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3465--02:4452--04:5329
Xanthi (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3462--02:4449--04:5327
Zakinthos (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3465--02:4454--04:5331

You can read the table above as follows: On February 11, 2017 in Athens, Europe/Athens (UTC 2), an penumbral lunar eclipse will start at 00:34, the maximum eclipse will occur at 02:44 when the Moon reaches an altitud of 52°;this event will come to an end at 04:53 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).

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 5Aldebaran is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Regulus2017-02-11 16:04Regulus 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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