Total lunar eclipse on January 31 2018 (Hong Kong)
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 Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. (Local time Asia/Hong Kong)
Moonrise to moonset
13h27m
Moonrise
17:59
Moonset
07:26
Distance to the center of the Sun
147,384,016 km
Distance to the center of Earth
364,336 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)
98.8%
Lunar phase
waxing
Current zodiac sign the Moon
Cancer ♋
Moon age (days past new moon)
13.7
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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 Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong
The following table shows the schedule and phases of the total lunar eclipse of January 31, 2018 in Hong Kong. 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 Victoria Harbour, Asia/Hong_Kong (UTC 8), an total lunar eclipse will start at 18:51, the maximum eclipse will occur at 21:30 when the Moon reaches an altitud of 45°;this event will come to an end at 00:08 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).
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).