Visibility
The entire umbral phase was visible after sunset Saturday evening throughout the Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines and Japan. The point where the moon was directly overhead at maximum eclipse lay over the South Pacific Ocean, far to the southwest of Hawaii. The lunar eclipse seen over the Philippines on Saturday evening despite of rainshowers and thick clouds, but it clearly visible throughout the night sky. This photo of a lunar eclipse taken by an amateur astronomer Erika Valdueza of the Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP).
It was seen before sunrise on Saturday morning setting over western North and South America:
| Event | PDT (-7 UTC) |
MDT (-6 UTC) |
CDT (-5 UTC) |
EDT (-4 UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start penumbral (P1) | 1:55 a.m. | 2:55 a.m. | 3:55 a.m. | 4:55 a.m. |
| Start umbral (U1) | 3:17 a.m. | 4:17 a.m. | 5:17 a.m. | 6:17 a.m. |
| Greatest eclipse | 4:38 a.m. | 5:38 a.m. | 6:38 a.m. | Set |
| End umbra (U4) | 6:00 a.m. | Set | Set | Set |
| End penumbral (P4) | Set | Set | Set | Set |
This simulation shows the view of the earth from the moon from the center of the earth at greatest eclipse. |
Read more about this topic: June 2010 Lunar Eclipse
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