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April 4, 2015 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Washington DC, District of Columbia, U.S.A.

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Max view in Washington DC

Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 6:48 AM

Global Type: Total Lunar Eclipse

Washington DC: Partial Lunar Eclipse

Began: Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 5:01 AM

Maximum: Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 6:48 AM

Ended: Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 10:59 AM

Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

April 4, 2015 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Washington DC

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The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Washington DC, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

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Phases and local times of this eclipse

Start of partial	Max	Moonset

6:15 AM Apr 4	6:48 AM Apr 4	6:51 AM Apr 4

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Event	Time in Washington DC	Direction	Altitude	Looks like	Comments
Penumbral Eclipse begins	Apr 4 at 5:01:28 AM	245°	19.6°		The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Partial Eclipse begins	Apr 4 at 6:15:48 AM	258°	6.2°		Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Maximal Eclipse visible in Washington DC	Apr 4 at 6:48:31 AM	263°	0.4°		The maximum part of the eclipse occurs when the Moon is close under the horizon. The best time to view the eclipse in Washington DC would be around this time. Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse.
Moonset	Apr 4 at 6:51:21 AM	263°	0.0° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Total Eclipse begins	Apr 4 at 7:57:58 AM	273°	13.2° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Maximum Eclipse	Apr 4 at 8:00:17 AM	274°	13.6° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Total Eclipse ends	Apr 4 at 8:02:37 AM	274°	14.1° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Partial Eclipse ends	Apr 4 at 9:44:48 AM	291°	32.9° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Penumbral Eclipse ends	Apr 4 at 10:59:02 AM	308°	45.2° below	Not directly visible	Below horizon
Times are local for Washington DC (EDT – Eastern Daylight Time).

Eclipses visible in Washington DC

Eclipse Visibility from Washington DC					Visibility Worldwide
Year	Date	Type	Degree	Looks like	Max degree	Path of the eclipse
2010	Jun 26	Lunar	Penumbral		Partial
2010	Dec 21	Lunar	Total		Total
2011	Dec 10	Lunar	Penumbral		Total
2012	Jun 4	Lunar	Penumbral		Partial
2013	May 24 / May 25	Lunar	Penumbral		Penumbral
2013	Oct 18	Lunar	Penumbral		Penumbral
2014	Apr 15	Lunar	Total		Total
2014	Oct 8	Lunar	Total		Total
2014	Oct 23	Solar	Partial		Partial
2015	Apr 4	Lunar	Partial		Total
2015	Sep 27 / Sep 28	Lunar	Total		Total
2016	Mar 23	Lunar	Penumbral		Penumbral
2017	Feb 10	Lunar	Penumbral		Penumbral
2017	Aug 21	Solar	Partial		Total
2018	Jan 31	Lunar	Partial		Total
2019	Jan 20 / Jan 21	Lunar	Total		Total
Note: Click on the date link for details in Washington DC, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.