Timing
The moon entered the penumbral shadow at 00:35 UTC, and the umbral shadow at 1:43. Totality lasted for 51 minutes, between 3:01 and 3:52. The moon left the umbra shadow at 5:09 and left the penumbra shadow at 6:17.
| Event | North and South America | Europe and Africa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evening of February 20, 2008 | Morning of February 21, 2008 | |||||||||
| AKST (-9h) |
PST (-8h) |
MST (-7h) |
CST (-6h) |
EST (-5h) |
AST (-4h) |
GMT (0h) |
CET (+1h) |
EET (+2h) |
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| U1 | Partial began | 15:43 | 16:43 | 17:43 | 18:43 | 19:43 | 20:43 | 01:43 | 02:43 | 03:43 |
| U2 | Total began | 17:01 | 18:01 | 19:01 | 20:01 | 21:01 | 22:01 | 03:01 | 04:01 | 05:01 |
| Mid-eclipse | 17:26 | 18:26 | 19:26 | 20:26 | 21:26 | 22:26 | 03:26 | 04:26 | 05:26 | |
| U3 | Total ended | 17:51 | 18:51 | 19:51 | 20:51 | 21:51 | 22:51 | 03:51 | 04:51 | 05:51 |
| U4 | Partial ended | 20:09 | 21:09 | 22:09 | 23:09 | 00:09 | 01:09 | 05:09 | 06:09 | 07:09 |
Read more about this topic: February 2008 Lunar Eclipse
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