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Penumbral lunar eclipse on February 11 2017 (Portugal)

penumbral lunar eclipse February 11, 2017 (Portugal)
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 Lisboa, Portugal on Saturday, February 11, 2017. (Local time Europe/Lisbon)

Moonrise to moonset11h10m
Moonrise18:54
Moonset07:44
Distance to the center of the Sun147,662,148 km
Distance to the center of Earth380,401 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 Portugal 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
LisboaYes Penumbral
AveiroYes Penumbral
AzoresYes Penumbral
BejaYes Penumbral
BragaYes Penumbral
BragancaYes Penumbral
Castelo BrancoYes Penumbral
CoimbraYes Penumbral
EvoraYes Penumbral
FaroYes Penumbral
GuardaYes Penumbral
LeiriaYes Penumbral
MadeiraYes Penumbral
PortalegreYes Penumbral
PortoYes Penumbral
SantaremYes Penumbral
SetubalYes Penumbral
Viana do CasteloYes Penumbral
Vila RealYes Penumbral
ViseuYes 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 Portugal

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the penumbral lunar eclipse of February 11, 2017 in Portugal. 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.
Lisboa (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3451--00:4464--02:5352
Aveiro (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3450--00:4462--02:5351
Azores (UTC -1)2017-02-1098.8%0%21:3439--23:4460--01:5362
Beja (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3452--00:4465--02:5352
Braga (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3450--00:4461--02:5350
Braganca (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3451--00:4461--02:5349
Castelo Branco (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3451--00:4463--02:5351
Coimbra (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3451--00:4462--02:5351
Evora (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3452--00:4464--02:5352
Faro (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3453--00:4466--02:5353
Guarda (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3451--00:4462--02:5350
Leiria (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3451--00:4463--02:5352
Madeira (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3451--00:4463--02:5351
Portalegre (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3452--00:4463--02:5351
Porto (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3450--00:4461--02:5351
Santarem (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3451--00:4463--02:5352
Setubal (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3451--00:4464--02:5352
Viana do Castelo (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3449--00:4461--02:5350
Vila Real (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3450--00:4461--02:5350
Viseu (UTC 0)2017-02-1098.8%0%22:3451--00:4462--02:5350

You can read the table above as follows: On February 10, 2017 in Lisboa, Europe/Lisbon (UTC 0), an penumbral lunar eclipse will start at 22:34, the maximum eclipse will occur at 00:44 when the Moon reaches an altitud of 64°;this event will come to an end at 02:53 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 14:04Regulus is 0.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterFebruary 15Jupiter is 2.9 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnFebruary 20Saturn is 3.9 degrees South of the Moon.

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