In the US, Canada, and Central and South America, this rare Total Lunar Eclipse of a Supermoon will begin on the evening of September 27, 2015. In Europe, South/East Asia, Africa, the Arctic, and in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans it starts after midnight on September 28, 2015.
Also called a Blood Moon this eclipse will last for about 1 hour and 12 minutes.
The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looks like from the night side of earth.
Live Eclipse Animation will start at:
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 12:06 AM UTC
Live Eclipse Animation has ended.
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Regions seeing at least some parts of the eclipse: Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica.
The animation shows where this total lunar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).
Shades of darkness
Night, moon high up in sky.
Moon between 12 and 18 degrees above horizon.
Moon between 6 and 12 degrees above horizon. Make sure you have free line of sight.
Moon between 0 and 6 degrees above horizon. May be hard to see due to brightness and line of sight.
Day, moon and eclipse both not visible.
Note: Twilight will affect the visibility of the eclipse, as well as weather.
Entire eclipse visible from start to end.
Entire partial and total phases visible. Misses part of penumbral phase.
Entire total phase visible. Misses part of partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the total phase visible. Misses part of total, partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the partial phase visible. Misses total phase and part of partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the penumbral phase visible. Misses total & partial phases.
Eclipse not visible at all.
Note: Areas with lighter shadings left (West) of the center will experience the eclipse after moonrise/sunset. Areas with lighter shadings right (East) of the center will experience the eclipse until moonset/sunrise. Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.
When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide
Lunar eclipses look approximately the same all over the world and happen at the same time.
The times displayed are accurate to around 2-3 seconds.
Event
UTC Time
Time in Sunnyvale*
Visible in Sunnyvale
Penumbral Eclipse begins
Sep 28 at 12:11:47 AM
Sep 27 at 5:11:47 PM
No, below horizon
Partial Eclipse begins
Sep 28 at 1:07:13 AM
Sep 27 at 6:07:13 PM
No, below horizon
Full Eclipse begins
Sep 28 at 2:11:12 AM
Sep 27 at 7:11:12 PM
Yes
Maximum Eclipse
Sep 28 at 2:47:09 AM
Sep 27 at 7:47:09 PM
Yes
Full Eclipse ends
Sep 28 at 3:23:05 AM
Sep 27 at 8:23:05 PM
Yes
Partial Eclipse ends
Sep 28 at 4:27:05 AM
Sep 27 at 9:27:05 PM
Yes
Penumbral Eclipse ends
Sep 28 at 5:22:31 AM
Sep 27 at 10:22:31 PM
Yes
* The Moon is below the horizon in Sunnyvale some of the time, so that part of the eclipse is not visible.
