August 2017 lunar eclipse
| Partial eclipse | |||||||||||||
Partiality as viewed from Kuwait City, Kuwait, 19:14 UTC | |||||||||||||
| Date | August 7, 2017 | ||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.8668 | ||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.2477 | ||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 119 (62 of 83) | ||||||||||||
| Partiality | 115 minutes, 15 seconds | ||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 300 minutes, 54 seconds | ||||||||||||
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A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, August 7, 2017, with an umbral magnitude of 0.2477. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 5.2 days after apogee (on August 2, 2017, at 13:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.