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Penumbral lunar eclipse on February 11 2017 (Romania)

penumbral lunar eclipse February 11, 2017 (Romania)
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 Bucharest, Romania on Saturday, February 11, 2017. (Local time Europe/Bucharest)

Moonrise to moonset10h51m
Moonrise18:19
Moonset07:28
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


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 Romania 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
BucharestYes Penumbral
AlbaYes Penumbral
AradYes Penumbral
ArgesYes Penumbral
BacauYes Penumbral
BihorYes Penumbral
Bistrita-NasaudYes Penumbral
BotosaniYes Penumbral
BrailaYes Penumbral
BrasovYes Penumbral
BuzauYes Penumbral
CalarasiYes Penumbral
Caras-SeverinYes Penumbral
ClujYes Penumbral
ConstantaYes Penumbral
CovasnaYes Penumbral
DambovitaYes Penumbral
DoljYes Penumbral
GalatiYes Penumbral
GiurgiuYes Penumbral
GorjYes Penumbral
HarghitaYes Penumbral
HunedoaraYes Penumbral
IalomitaYes Penumbral
IasiYes Penumbral
MaramuresYes Penumbral
MehedintiYes Penumbral
MuresYes Penumbral
NeamtYes Penumbral
OltYes Penumbral
PrahovaYes Penumbral
SalajYes Penumbral
Satu MareYes Penumbral
SibiuYes Penumbral
SuceavaYes Penumbral
TeleormanYes Penumbral
TimisYes Penumbral
TulceaYes Penumbral
ValceaYes Penumbral
VasluiYes Penumbral
VranceaYes 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 Romania

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the penumbral lunar eclipse of February 11, 2017 in Romania. 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.
Bucharest (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3458--02:4447--04:5326
Alba (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3455--02:4444--04:5325
Arad (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3456--02:4448--04:5328
Arges (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3458--02:4447--04:5327
Bacau (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3456--02:4445--04:5325
Bihor (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3456--02:4447--04:5328
Bistrita-Nasaud (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3456--02:4446--04:5326
Botosani (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3455--02:4444--04:5325
Braila (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3458--02:4445--04:5325
Brasov (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3457--02:4446--04:5326
Buzau (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3458--02:4446--04:5325
Calarasi (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3459--02:4448--04:5327
Caras-Severin (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3458--02:4449--04:5329
Cluj (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3456--02:4447--04:5327
Constanta (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3458--02:4446--04:5324
Covasna (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3457--02:4446--04:5326
Dambovita (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3457--02:4446--04:5326
Dolj (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3459--02:4448--04:5328
Galati (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3457--02:4445--04:5324
Giurgiu (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3459--02:4447--04:5326
Gorj (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3458--02:4448--04:5328
Harghita (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3456--02:4446--04:5326
Hunedoara (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3457--02:4448--04:5328
Ialomita (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3458--02:4446--04:5325
Iasi (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3455--02:4444--04:5325
Maramures (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3455--02:4446--04:5327
Mehedinti (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3458--02:4449--04:5328
Mures (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3456--02:4446--04:5326
Neamt (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3456--02:4445--04:5325
Olt (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3459--02:4448--04:5327
Prahova (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3458--02:4446--04:5326
Salaj (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3456--02:4447--04:5327
Satu Mare (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3455--02:4446--04:5327
Sibiu (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3457--02:4447--04:5327
Suceava (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3455--02:4445--04:5325
Teleorman (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3459--02:4448--04:5327
Timis (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3457--02:4448--04:5329
Tulcea (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3457--02:4445--04:5324
Valcea (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3458--02:4447--04:5327
Vaslui (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3456--02:4445--04:5324
Vrancea (UTC 2)2017-02-1198.8%0%00:3457--02:4445--04:5325

You can read the table above as follows: On February 11, 2017 in Bucharest, Europe/Bucharest (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 47°;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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