Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Partial Lunar Eclipse 28 Nov 2012

There will be a partial (or penumbral) lunar eclipse on November 28, 2012.  Visibility from Mississippi will be limited, as the eclipse begins just before the time of moon-set early in the morning of the 28th.

Here is a link to an Adobe PDF with information on the eclipse, including a world visibility map.  http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHfigures/OH2012-Fig06.pdf

Here is information regarding visibility time for Indianola, Mississippi:

                  Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon

                     INDIANOLA, MISSISSIPPI
                            o  '    o  '
                         W090 39, N33 27

                      Central Standard Time

                                                      Moon's
                                                Azimuth   Altitude
                                     h  m            o        o
Moonrise               2012 Nov 27  16:26          66.3     ----
Moon enters penumbra   2012 Nov 28  06:12.6       290.5      5.2
Moonset                2012 Nov 28  06:44         294.6     ----

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