December 2011 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on 10 December 2011. It was the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2011, the first having occurred on June 15. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon is positioned just right in its orbit to pass through Earth's shadow.
| Total Lunar Eclipse 10 December 2011 | |
|---|---|
Singapore, 14:40 UTC | |
The Moon passes right to left through the Earth's shadow | |
| Series (and member) | 135 (23 of 71) |
| Gamma | -0.3882 |
| Magnitude | 1.1061 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 0:51:08 |
| Partial | 3:32:15 |
| Penumbral | 5:56:21 |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | 11:33:36 |
| U1 | 12:45:43 |
| U2 | 14:06:16 |
| Greatest | 14:31:49 |
| U3 | 14:57:24 |
| U4 | 16:17:58 |
| P4 | 17:29:57 |
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Taurus | |
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