First Lunar Eclipse Of The Year 2009 On February 9th

The first lunar eclipse for the year 2009 happens on February 9th, exactly after 11 days of first solar eclipse of this year.This is the deepest eclipse of the year with the magnitude of 0.899. It will be easily visible to the naked eye as a dusky shading in the northern half of the Moon.

First Lunar Eclipse Of The Year 2009 On February 9th

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The times of the major phases in India are listed below

  • Eclipse begin time: 18:08:46 IST
  • Greatest eclipse time: 20:08:15 IST
  • Eclipse end time: 22:07:40 IST

The eclipse is visible to the naked eye apart from few minutes of beginning and ending. The word penumbra is derived from two Latin words namely paenes meaning “almost, nearly" umbra meaning "shadow", the region in which only a portion of the occulting body is blurring the light source. This eclipse is a partial eclipse. In fact, no shading can be detected until about 2/3 of the Moon’s disk is immersed. This would put the period of eclipse visibility from approximately 19:30 IST to 20:50 IST. This is only an estimate. However atmospheric conditions and the observer’s visual acuity are important factors to be considered for the visibility of the eclipse.

Few part of Eastern Canada and USA will miss the eclipse entirely since the eclipse begins after moonset. Observers in western Canada and the USA will have the best views with moonset occurring sometime after mid-eclipse. To catch the entire event, one must be in Alaska, Hawaii, Australia, or East Asia.

Lunar_Eclipse_Visibility

Photo Credit: Nasa

The above picture depicts the countries where the lunar eclipse would be visible. The light shaded portions are the places where the eclipse is visible during moon rise and moon set. The dark shaded portions are the places where the eclipse is completely not visible. The white region is the place where the eclipse is completely visible.

In Alaska, the eclipse begins at 03:38:46 and ends at 07:37:40. The greatest eclipse is felt at 05:38:15(local time)

In Hawaii the eclipse begins at 02:38:46 and ends at 06:37:40. The greatest eclipse is felt during 04:38:15 (local time)

In Sydney, Australia the eclipse begins at 23:38:46 and ends at 03:37:40. The greatest eclipse is felt during 01:38:15 (local time)

210 thoughts on “First Lunar Eclipse Of The Year 2009 On February 9th”

  1. i m in china, shishi city(or quanzhou ) near xiamen in fujian province .. i would like to know have v to b cautious on feb 9th as my wife is also pregnant and we dont know about here so pls adv….

  2. Plz let me know is 9th February 2009 Lunar eclipse visible in Dubai ( UAE ) i am expecting so plz let me know the exact answer along with perfect timings – Thanks

  3. all those who are pregnant…dont worry..any eclipse doesnt have to do any thing with pregnancy..its just a myth..so ur free to do whatever u do normally

  4. Please let me know whether 9th febs Lunar Esclipse will be seen in india.

    If yes then we have to follow it from what time to what time, as i m expecting.

    Regards,
    Anjali

  5. Muhammad Kashif Nayab

    The Lunar Eclipse on Monday, February 9, 2009 begins & end timings for Karachi, Pakistan please?

    Desperate to know at earliest possible please!

    Thanks with Best Regards,
    M. K. Nayab Uddin

  6. hi am Manisha from Mauritius. i wanted to know whether the lunar eclipse is visible from my country. n 1 more thing, i just heard that there is a lunar eclipse today,i.e, 5th feb 2009. is it true??? please do reply…

  7. Please let me know whether Lunar Eclipse on 9th Feb 2009 is visible in Finland – ie. Helsinki / Oulu If so, at what time there?

  8. lunar eclipse visible at what time in delhi, chennai and andra pradesh in india. plz reply my sister and friend r pregnant.

  9. is the lunar eclipse visible in australia specially in brisbane , I’am pregant , need to take precaution.. pls help
    Anjali B

  10. Please let me know the start and ending times of the lunar eclipse for Sri Lanka (local time) and whether it will be visible here.

  11. @Reo Ortega,
    The eclipse is visible during moonset. The timing would be 06:39 am.
    Its the beginning of the eclipse due to which I suspect that it might not be that clear to take pictures. Anyways give a try and let us know.

  12. thanks suganya.plz let me know is it indian time or UAE time u have written.and i m having 5 months pregnancy what precautions should b taken. plz reply me as early as possible. thanks

  13. @Krishna,
    In India,the eclipse starts at 6:08:46 pm and ends at 10:07:40 pm. The greatest phase of the eclipse is noticed at 08:08:15 pm. Also its visible in Pune between the start and the end time.

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