June 2012 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse took place on 4 June 2012. It was the first of two lunar eclipses occurring in 2012, the second eclipse set to happen on 28 November. The Moon was about 37% covered by the Earth's northern umbral shadow at maximum eclipse.
| Partial Lunar Eclipse 4 June 2012 | |
|---|---|
From Brisbane, Australia, 11:06 UTC | |
The Moon passed partially into the northern umbral shadow of the Earth. | |
| Series (and member) | 140 (25 of 80) |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Partial | 2:06:35 |
| Penumbral | 4:30:02 |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | 8:48:11 |
| U1 | 9:59:53 |
| Greatest | 11:03:12 |
| U4 | 12:06:28 |
| P4 | 13:18:13 |
The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Ophiuchus (north of Scorpius) | |
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