Partial lunar eclipse on 31 December 2009

Partial lunar eclipse on 31 December 2009 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 31 December 2009

Earth's shadow fell on the Moon as the Sun, Earth and Moon lined up. The whole night side of Earth could see it. It was part of Saros series 115, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
31 December 2009 — 19:22 UTC
Saros series
115
Gamma
0.97650
Magnitude
0.0763
Max duration
60m 0s
Greatest eclipse point
24.00°, 70.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9672

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
31 December 2009 19:22 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 2009
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)