Total Eclipse of the Moon, 1997 September 16; the beginning of the
umbral phase visible in eastern Europe, Asia, the eastern half of
Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the western Aleutian Islands, parts
of Antarctica (including Queen Maud Land, Wilkes Land, and Victoria
Land), the Indian Ocean, and the western half of the Pacific Ocean;
the end visible in extreme eastern South America, Europe, extreme
eastern Greenland, Asia except the extreme east, Africa, Australia
except the east coast, parts of Antarctica (including Queen Maud Land,
Wilkes Land, and part of Victoria Land), the eastern North Atlantic
Ocean, most of the South Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean.
d h m
Moon enters penumbra September 16 16 11.0
Moon enters umbra 16 17 08.0
Moon enters totality 16 18 15.4
Middle of eclipse 16 18 46.6 UT
Moon leaves totality 16 19 17.9
Moon leaves umbra 16 20 25.2
Moon leaves penumbra 16 21 22.2
Magnitude of the eclipse: 1.197