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The
Eclipse Timing for
Concordance II Observations
As
for the timing of the Eclipse, here's what astronomer Fred Espenak says
about the details:
"The last
eclipse of the year is another total lunar eclipse.
This time, the event will be well placed for North Americans.
The eclipse occurs at the ascending node of Luna's orbit in
southern Aries. Since the Moon is 5.6 days shy of apogee, it will appear
7% smaller (= 30.6 arc-minutes) than it was during May's eclipse.
The Moon's trajectory takes it deep into the northern umbral
shadow resulting in a total eclipse which lasts 1 hour 21 minutes. At mid-totality, the Moon's southern limb is a mere 0.7
arc-minutes from the umbra's centre.
In contrast, the northern limb is 9.5 arc-minutes from the
umbra's edge and 31.3 arc-minutes from its centre.
Since different parts of the Moon will probe radically different
portions of Earth's umbral shadow, a large variation in shadow
brightness can be expected. The
totally eclipsed Moon will appear to have a bright rim along its
northern edge…
The penumbral phase
of October's eclipse begins at 00:06 UT, but most observers will not be
able to visually detect the shadow until about 00:45 UT. A timetable for
the major phases of the eclipse is as follows:
Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 00:05:35 UT [Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 01:05:35 BST]
Partial Eclipse Begins: 01:14:25 UT [Partial Eclipse Begins: 02:14:25 BST]
Total Eclipse Begins: 02:23:28 UT [Total Eclipse Begins: 03:23:28 BST]
Greatest Eclipse: 03:04:06 UT [Greatest Eclipse: 04:04:06 BST]
Total Eclipse Ends: 03:44:43 UT [Total Eclipse Ends: 04:44:43 BST]
Partial Eclipse Ends: 04:53:44 UT [Partial Eclipse Ends: 05:53:44 BST]
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 06:02:44 UT [Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 07:02:44 BST]
N.B.
Universal Time does not change for daylight time.
Espenak's times here are not the clock times that will be
operative for those in Summer (Daylight) time zones (see list at right).
That means that his 04:04:06 Universal Time for the peak of the eclipse
will translate to 03:04:06, BST on the 28th.
A Locally observable eclipse at any Longitude will occur at the
corresponding clock time. [For instance, in Clearwater, Florida, where we will be to
honor its energies, the eclipse will begin to peak at 10:23:28, reach
totality at 11:04:06, pass out of totality at 11:44:43, and be finished
completely at 12:53:44 am, EDT.]
Therefore, in order to raise the One Voice of common intent in the same
"moment," we suggest that ceremonies begin about 30 minutes
before the hour of the eclipse maximum in your specific time zone (see the Time Zone Co-ordination List below).
The peak of ceremonial intention would best be expressed at 4 minutes after the hour.
Your Observation might then continue until 44 minutes after the hour or
until time permits. We feel that this will insure the maximum “Voice” for
our Prayers of Conscious Intent and ask that you coordinate your efforts so that you may join with hundreds of thousands of others world wide during this
event.
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Time
Zone Co-ordination List for Total Lunar Eclipse Observations
Based
on Greenwich Mean
(Universal) Time
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N.B. If Daylight Savings Time is in effect in your area,
add one
hour
to the time shown below.
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Time
Zone
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Concordance
II
Observation Time
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Concordance
II Date
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Example
Locations
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GMT
-12
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3:04
pm
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October 27 |
International Dateline West
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GMT
-11
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4:04
pm
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October 27
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Mid Pacific
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GMT
-10
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5:04
pm
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October 27
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Hawaii
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GMT
-9
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6:04
pm
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October 27
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Anchorage
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GMT
-8
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7:04
pm
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October 27
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Tijuana, Mexico
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GMT
-7
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8:04
pm
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October 27
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Salt Lake City, UT USA
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Denver, CO, USA
Mazatlan, Mexico
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GMT
-6
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9:04
pm
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October 27
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Chicago, IL USA
Mexico City, Mexico
Saskatchewan, Canada
Central America
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GMT
-5
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10:04
pm
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October 27
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Bogota, Columbia
Washington, DC
Lima, Peru
New York, NY, USA
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N.B. If Daylight Savings Time is in effect in your area,
add one
hour
to the time shown Above or below.
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GMT
-4
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11:04
pm
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October 27
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St. John’s, Newfoundland
Caracas
La Paz
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GMT
–3:30
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11:34
pm
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October 27
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Mid
Atlantic
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GMT
-3
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12:04
am
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October 28
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Greenland,
Brasilia, Brazil
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Georgetown, Guyana
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GMT
-2
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1:04
am
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October 28
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Mid-Atlantic
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GMT
-1
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2:04
am
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October 28
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Azores, Cape Verde Islands
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GMT -0
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3:04 am
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October 28
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London, England
Dublin, Ireland
Edinburgh, Scotland
Lisbon, Portugal
Reykjavik, Iceland
Greenwich
Casablanca, Morocco
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GMT
+1
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4:04
am
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October 28
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Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Brussels, Belgium
Vienna, Austria
Madrid, Spain
Rome, Italy
Bern, Switzerland
Stockholm, Sweden
Oslo, Norway
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GMT
+2
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5:04
am
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October 28
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Athens, Greece
Helsinki, Finland
Istanbul, Turkey
Jerusalem, Israel
Harare, Zimbabwe
Giza, Egypt
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GMT
+3
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6:04
am
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October 28
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Kuwait
Nairobi, Kenya
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Moscow, Russia
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GMT
+3:30
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6:34
am
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October 28
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Tehran, Iran
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N.B. If Daylight Savings Time is in effect in your area,
add one
hour
to the time shown Above or below.
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GMT
+4
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7:04
am
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October 28
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Abu Dhabi, UAE
Muscat
Tblisi
Volgograd
Kabul
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GMT
+4:30
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7:34
am
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October 28
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Kabul, Afghanistan
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GMT
+5
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8:04
am
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October 28
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Islamabad
Karachi
Tashkent
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GMT
+5:30
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8:34
am
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October 28
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New Delhi, India
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GMT
+6
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9:04
am
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October 28
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Astana
Dhaka
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GMT
+6:30
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9:34
am
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October 28
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Cocos Islands
Rangoon
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GMT
+7
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10:04
am
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October 28
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Bangkok
Hanoi
Jakarta
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GMT
+8
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11:04
am
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October 28
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Bejing
Hong Kong
Singapore
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GMT
+9
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12:04
pm
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October 28
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Seoul
Osaka
Tokyo
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GMT
+9:30
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12:34
pm
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October 28
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Darwin, Australia
Adelaide, Australia
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GMT
+10
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1:04
pm
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October 28
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Melbourne, Australia
Sydney Australia
Guam
Vladivostok, Russia
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GMT
+10:30
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1:34
pm
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October 28
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Lord Howe Island
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GMT
+11
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2:04
pm
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October 28
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Solomon Islands
Noumea, New Caledonia
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GMT
+11:30
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2:34
pm
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October 28
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Kingston, Norfolk Island
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GMT
+12
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3:04
pm
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October 28
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Wellington, New Zealand
Fiji
Marshall Islands
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N.B.
If Daylight Savings Time is in effect in your area,
add one
hour
to the time shown Above.
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