Eclipse Dates for 2009

The following are the solar and lunar eclipses for 2009:

January 26: Annular eclipse of the Sun. This eclipse will not be visible from North America.

February 9: Penumbral eclipse of the Moon. This eclipse will be fully visible from Alaska and Hawaii. The Moon enters penumbra at 3:37 A.M. AKST (2:37 A.M. HAST) and leaves penumbra at 7:40 A.M. AKST (6:40 A.M. HAST). This eclipse will also be seen from western and central parts of North America as the Moon sets.

July 7: Penumbral eclipse of the Moon. This eclipse will be fully visible from western and central parts of North America as well as Alaska and Hawaii. The Moon enters penumbra at 1:33 A.M. PDT and leaves penumbra at 3:44 A.M. PDT. The eclipse will be visible from the East Coast as the Moon sets.

July 21-22: Total eclipse of the Sun. This eclipse will not be visible from North America. However, a very small partial eclipse of the Sun will be visible from Hawaii on July 21 at around 5:49 P.M. HAST. (The total eclipse will be visible from India and China. The maximum duration of totality will be 6.7 minutes, making this the longest total eclipse that will occur in the 21st century.)

August 5: Penumbral eclipse of the Moon. This eclipse will be observable from eastern and central North America during moonrise. The Moon enters penumbra at 7:01 P.M. EDT and leaves it at 10:17 P.M. EDT.

December 31: Partial eclipse of the Moon. This eclipse will be fully observable from northern Alaska. The Moon enters penumbra at 8:15 A.M. AKST and leaves penumbra at 12:30 P.M. AKST. (Note: The Moon sets in Anchorage at 10:38 A.M. AKST.) The eclipse will be partially visible from eastern and western areas of Canada and northeastern United States.