Total lunar eclipse on January 31 2018 (British Indian Ocean Territory)
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 Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. (Local time Indian/Chagos)
Moonrise to moonset
12h52m
Moonrise
19:34
Moonset
06:42
Distance to the center of the Sun
147,385,709 km
Distance to the center of Earth
364,472 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)
99%
Lunar phase
waxing
Current zodiac sign the Moon
Cancer ♋
Moon age (days past new moon)
13.8
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According to international time UTC, a lunar eclipse will occur on January 31, 2018 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in British Indian Ocean Territory 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.
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 total lunar eclipse in your country, you can see the table below. (Click on the image to enlarge it).
Eclipse schedule in British Indian Ocean Territory
The following table shows the schedule and phases of the total lunar eclipse of January 31, 2018 in British Indian Ocean Territory. For each city we have assigned a time zone which is very precise and it takes into account Daylight Saving Time (if applicable).
You can read the table above as follows: On January 31, 2018 in Diego Garcia, Indian/Chagos (UTC 6), an total lunar eclipse will start at 16:51, the maximum eclipse will occur at 19:30 when the Moon reaches an altitud of -2°;this event will come to an end at 22:08 and will have a penumbral magnitud of 2.294 (this is the fraction of the Moon obscured by the entrance to The Earth's penumbra) and an umbral magnitud of 1.315 (fraction of the Moon obscured by the umbra of The Earth).
We must take into account the altitude of the moon, for example, in Diego Garcia, due to the low altitude of the Moon (-2 degrees) this lunar eclipse will not be very obvious.
Source: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Chris O'Byrne (NASA's GSFC).
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 January 2018.
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 total lunar eclipse in your country, you can see the table below. (Click on the image to enlarge it).