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

Local times for eclipse in Washington DC on Saturday, April 4, 2015

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).

This eclipse is in progress during moonrise or moonset, so only parts of the eclipse are visible in Washington DC.

The animation's bottom edge represents an ideal, flat horizon, which is at the same altitude as the observer.