A total eclipse of the Moon occurs on Sunday 25 April, 2032 UT, lasting from 12:22–18:04 UT. A shallow total eclipse will see the Moon in relative darkness for 1 hour and 6 minutes. The Moon will be 19% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should be significantly darkened for viewers from south and east Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. The partial eclipse will last for 3 hours and 31 minutes in total.
The timings of the phases of the eclipse are as follows. You will be able to see each phase of the eclipse if the Moon is up at the corresponding time as seen from your location; however the penumbral phase will be very difficult to see in practice, so you may want to start watching at the partial phase:
Penumbral eclipse begins: | 12:22:16 UT |
Partial eclipse begins: | 13:27:58 UT |
Total eclipse begins: | 14:40:47 UT |
Maximum eclipse: | 15:13:31 UT |
Total eclipse ends: | 15:46:19 UT |
Partial eclipse ends: | 16:59:09 UT |
Penumbral eclipse ends: | 18:04:42 UT |
During this eclipse the Moon will be 6 days after apogee and 8 days before perigee. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.524° in apparent diameter, which is 1.4% smaller than average. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.
This map shows the visibility of the eclipse at various stages. The bright area in the middle will see the whole eclipse; the coloured bands to the right will see the start of the eclipse, and those on the left will see the end. Note that the map is approximate, and if you are near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon will be very close to the horizon and may not be practically visible.
You can use the zoom controls to zoom in and out, and pan to see areas of interest. Hover your mouse over the tags to see what will be visible from each area on the map. The green marker in the centre shows where the Moon will be directly overhead at maximum eclipse.
This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the
full-sized version.)
This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:
This is the 57th eclipse in lunar Saros series 122.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 122, is linked to solar Saros series 129. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
UT Date/time (max) | 15:13:32 on 25 Apr UT | TDT Date/time (max) | 15:14:51 on 25 Apr TDT |
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Saros Series | 122 | Number in Series | 57 |
Penumbral Magnitiude | 2.2192 | Central Magnitiude | 1.1913 |
Gamma | -0.3558 | Path Width (km) | |
Delta T | 1m19s | Error | ± 0m14s (95%) |
Penumbral Duration | 5h42m | Partial Duration | 3h31m |
Total Duration | 1h06m | ||
Partial Rating | Total Rating | ||
Sun Distance | 150516621 km (70.8%) | Moon Distance | 386339 km (59.5%) |
Sun Diameter | 0.530° | Moon Diameter | 0.515° - 0.524° |
Apogee | 03:03 on 19 Apr UT | Perigee | 20:50 on 3 May UT |
Contact p1 | 12:22:16 on 25 Apr UT | Contact p2 | |
Contact u1 | 13:27:58 on 25 Apr UT | Contact u2 | 14:40:47 on 25 Apr UT |
Max eclipse | 15:13:31 on 25 Apr UT | ||
Contact u3 | 15:46:19 on 25 Apr UT | Contact u4 | 16:59:09 on 25 Apr UT |
Contact p3 | Contact p4 | 18:04:42 on 25 Apr UT |
Note that while all dates and times on this site (except
where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time,
the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html are in the TDT timescale.
The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.