I live in New york Eastern Time Zone , i want to make sure my daughters witness it, but i am unclear as to what time it takes place, help me , i tried converting Universal time to Eastern and i fugured it would be starting around 4:18 pm and peaking around 6 p.m, is this right?
2007-03-01 14:20:11 · 5 answers · asked by Craig R 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
What a bummer . It was overcast all evening so we couldn't even see it here. Thanks for the answers.
2007-03-03 13:07:03 · update #1
Hi Craig!
I'm in the metropolitan area too, and I'm looking forward to the eclipse because we have not seen one since October 2004.
In New York, the total phase of the eclipse starts just as the moon is rising. (For readers in other places, the last bit of the moon disappears into the earth's shadow at 5:44 p.m. Eastern Time (= 4:44 p.m. Central Time and so on). Those further east, such as in Puerto Rico, will first see a few minutes of the partial eclipse at moon rise, with totality starting at 5:44 p.m. Eastern ( = 6:44 p.m. Atlantic Time = 10:44 p.m. GMT).
Because the moon rises totally eclipsed, you may at first have difficulty spotting it against the bright twilight sky, but patience, and keep watching the eastern sky. As the sky grows darker, you should soon be able to see the ghostly eclipsed moon slowly getting higher in the sky.
In all cases, totality lasts more than an hour, 1 hour 14 minutes to be precise. West of New York, totality will be truncated because the total phase of the eclipse has started before the moon rises. Totality ends at 6:58 p.m. (Eastern Time). After that, a partial eclipse of the moon will continue for another hour and fifteen minutes, until the lunar disc completely leaves the earth's dark shadow at 8:12 p.m. Eastern.
The only complication may be the weather. We need clear skies, or at least partly cloudy, to see a lunar eclipse. Keep your fingers crossed that today's storm will be fully gone by tomorrow!
2007-03-01 19:16:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anne Marie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The totality just starts when it rises in New York at 5:43 pm. It should appear above your horizon soon afterwards, depending on what buildings block the horizon, so try to get the best Eastern horizon possible. Go to a roof. If you can't see it look harder or wait a few minutes until it gets slightly darker, it'll be an interesting sight, especially with the atmospheric effects so close to the horizon.
An eclipsed moon rising or setting doesn't happen often (in any one place), and the combined effect must be tremendous.
Unfortunately it might be cloudy, would still be worth it though if it can peek through the clouds.
Note: In Manhattan, East Jersey, West Queens and other tilted grid systems you should look northeast relative to the streets, since the streets are out-of-whack by many degrees.
2007-03-02 00:05:16 · answer #2 · answered by anonymous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
23:20:55.8 UT time is what NASA said would be the greatest time to view it. There is a 5 hour difference between UT and EST, so I'm assuming the best time to view it would be around 18:20 hours, so like 6:20 PM.
You seem to be about right on when to view it. Hope you and your daughter enjoy it. The eerie red glow is very pretty.
2007-03-01 22:30:07 · answer #3 · answered by himynameisit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way I read it, just go out just after sunset and watch the moon rise in the east. It will already be into the eclipse. Then keep watching it get dimmer and dimmer and turning strange colours.
As long as it isn't cloudy, you won't miss it.
Have a good time (I can't see it from my locations - boo-hoo).
2007-03-01 22:30:41 · answer #4 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4:30PM (partial eclipse begins)
5:44PM (Total eclipse begins)
6:58PM (Total eclipse ends)
8:11PM (Partial eclipse ends)
EST zone
2007-03-03 14:47:22 · answer #5 · answered by Song_bird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋