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Penumbral lunar eclipse on February 11 2017 (South Africa)

penumbral lunar eclipse February 11, 2017 (South Africa)
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 Pretoria, South Africa on Saturday, February 11, 2017. (Local time Africa/Johannesburg)

Moonrise to moonset13h15m
Moonrise19:17
Moonset06:02
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


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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 South Africa 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
PretoriaYes Penumbral
JohannesburgYes Penumbral
BloemfonteinYes Penumbral
Cape TownYes 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 South Africa

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the penumbral lunar eclipse of February 11, 2017 in South Africa. 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.
Pretoria (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3450--02:4437--04:5313
Johannesburg (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3450--02:4437--04:5313
Bloemfontein (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3447--02:4436--04:5314
Cape Town (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3442--02:4436--04:5317

You can read the table above as follows: On February 11, 2017 in Pretoria, Africa/Johannesburg (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 37°;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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