Blog Written by arya
Tuesday, August 28th 2007
For those who like to look up in the sky and are able to be conscious in the wee hours of the morning, there will be a total lunar eclipse early tomorrow morning. Those of us on the West Coast of the United States will be in a rare position to see the entirety of the eclipse, assuming you can stand to sit there and watch it for the full 5 hours! The various times of the different phases of the eclipse are outlined below. Here’s hoping for clear skies.
P1 = 00:53:29 PDT
U1 = 01:51:16 PDT
U2 = 02:52:22 PDT
GE = 03:37:22.3 PDT
U3 = 04:22:24 PDT
U4 = 05:23:30 PDT
P4 = 06:21:01 PDT
P1: Penumbral first contact: when the very first shading appears on the Moon.
U1: Umbral first contact: when the dark central umbra first touches the Moon.
U2: Umbral second contact: total eclipse begins.
Greatest: Greatest eclipse: when the Moon is closest to the middle of the umbra.
U3: Umbral third contact: total eclipse ends.
U4: Umbral fourth contact: when the umbra leaves the Moon.
P4: Penumbral fourth contact: very last shading leaves the Moon.
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