27 September / 28 September 2015 — Total Lunar Eclipse

In the US, Canada, and Central and South America, this rare Total Lunar Eclipse of a Supermoon will begin on the evening of September 27, 2015. In Europe, South/East Asia, Africa, the Arctic, and in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans it starts after midnight on September 28, 2015.
Also called a Blood Moon this eclipse will last for about 1 hour and 12 minutes.
NEW: See pictures of this eclipse!
Was this Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Ho Chi Minh?

What This Lunar Eclipse Looked Like

The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looked like from the night side of earth

 This is the last eclipse in the 2014 – 2015 Lunar Tetrad

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

Regions seeing at least some parts of the eclipse: Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica.
Taking pictures of the Moon

Expand for cities where at least part of the total eclipse was visible

• Moscow, Russia
• Havana, Cuba
• Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
• London, England, United Kingdom
• Lisbon, Portugal
• Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
• Bucharest, Romania
• Paris, France
• Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
• Rome, Italy

• Budapest, Hungary
• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
• Washington DC, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
• Ankara, Turkey
• Madrid, Spain
• Guatemala, Guatemala
• New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Cairo, Egypt
• Brussels, Belgium

Expand cities where partial eclipse was visible

• New Delhi, Delhi, India

Was this eclipse visible in Ho Chi Minh?

ImageAnimation

The animation shows where this total lunar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).

Shades of darkness

Night, moon high up in sky.
Moon between 12 and 18 degrees above horizon.
Moon between 6 and 12 degrees above horizon. Make sure you have free line of sight.
Moon between 0 and 6 degrees above horizon. May be hard to see due to brightness and line of sight.
Day, moon and eclipse both not visible.
Note: Twilight will affect the visibility of the eclipse, as well as weather.

Entire eclipse was visible from start to end
Entire partial and total phases were visible. Missed part of penumbral phase.
Entire total phase was visible. Missed part of partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the total phase was visible. Missed part of total, partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the partial phase was visible. Missed total phase and part of partial & penumbral phases.
Some of the penumbral phase was visible. Missed total & partial phases.
Eclipse was not visible at all.
Note: Areas with lighter shadings left (West) of the center will experience the eclipse after moonrise/sunset. Areas with lighter shadings right (East) of the center will experience the eclipse until moonset/sunrise. Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.

When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide

Lunar eclipses look approximately the same all over the world and happen at the same time.
The times displayed are accurate to around 2-3 seconds.

Event	UTC Time	Time in Ho Chi Minh*	Visible in Ho Chi Minh
Penumbral Eclipse began	28 Sep, 00:11:47	28 Sep, 07:11:47	No, below horizon
Partial Eclipse began	28 Sep, 01:07:13	28 Sep, 08:07:13	No, below horizon
Full Eclipse began	28 Sep, 02:11:12	28 Sep, 09:11:12	No, below horizon
Maximum Eclipse	28 Sep, 02:47:09	28 Sep, 09:47:09	No, below horizon
Full Eclipse ended	28 Sep, 03:23:05	28 Sep, 10:23:05	No, below horizon
Partial Eclipse ended	28 Sep, 04:27:05	28 Sep, 11:27:05	No, below horizon
Penumbral Eclipse ended	28 Sep, 05:22:31	28 Sep, 12:22:31	No, below horizon

* The Moon was below the horizon during this eclipse, so it was not possible to view it in Ho Chi Minh.
The magnitude of the eclipse is 1.276.
The total duration of the eclipse is 5 hours, 11 minutes.
The total duration of the partial phases is 2 hours, 8 minutes.
The duration of the full eclipse is 1 hour, 12 minutes.
Next Total Lunar Eclipse will be on 31 Jan 2018.