It took place in the constellation of Cancer, just west of the Beehive Cluster. The penumbral phases of the eclipse changes the appearance of the Moon only slightly and is generally not noticeable. Earth's penumbra no longer makes contact with the Moon. P4 (Sixth contact): End of the penumbral eclipse.U4 (Fifth contact): End of the partial eclipse.The Moon's outer limb exits Earth's umbra. U3 (Fourth contact): End of the total eclipse.The Moon is at its closest to the center of Earth's umbra. Greatest eclipse: The peak stage of the total eclipse.The Moon's surface is entirely within Earth's umbra. U2 (Third contact): Beginning of the total eclipse.Earth's umbra touches the Moon's outer limb. U1 (Second contact): Beginning of the partial eclipse.Earth's penumbra touches the Moon's outer limb. P1 (First contact): Beginning of the penumbral eclipse.The timing of total lunar eclipses are determined by its contacts: Simulated view of Earth from Moon during greatest eclipse, with infrared clouds Observers at locations in Europe and much of Africa were able to view part of the eclipse before the Moon set in the early morning (pre-dawn) hours of January 21. From locations in North America, the eclipse began during the evening hours of January 20. The eclipse was visible in its entirety from North and South America, as well as portions of western Europe and northwest Africa. It is the only documented case of a lunar impact during a total lunar eclipse. The impact was observed during totality, at 4:41 UTC, on left side of the moon. The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California captured video showing a meteor between the size of an acorn and tennis ball impacting the moon during the eclipse.
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This was a Super Full Moon because occurred less than a day before perigee and the Moon was less than exactly 360,000 km (223,694 mi).
This was the last total lunar eclipse until May 2021. Īs this supermoon was also a wolf moon (the first full moon in a calendar year), it was referred to as a " super blood wolf moon" blood refers to the typical red color of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse. The Moon was near its perigee on 21 January and as such can be described as a " supermoon".
For observers in Europe and Africa, the eclipse occurred during the morning of 21 January. For observers in the Americas, the eclipse took place between the evening of Sunday, 20 January and the early morning hours of Monday, 21 January. A total lunar eclipse occurred on 21 January 2019 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
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