How long does the lunar eclipse last?

Answer 1

The total lunar eclipse on February 28, 2008 will last approximately 3 hours and 26 minutes. But why? That is the question. It is because the moon is so far away, that the shadowis so big so it lasts a long time.

Answer 2

The totality phase of a total lunar eclipse can last anywhere from a few minutes to a couple of hours depending on the exact geometry of the eclipse. For details on exactly how long any given eclipse will be (and the dates of upcoming eclipses, both solar and lunar) check out the NASA eclipse site in the Related Links section. For example, the next total lunar eclipse (as of this writing) on 21 Dec 2010 will last 5 hours 35 minutes 7 seconds; of that time, 3 hours 28 minutes 41 seconds will be an umbral eclipse (part of the moon actually goes dark red instead of just dimming slightly) and the entire moon will be in the umbral region (totality, dark red all over) for 1 hour 12 minutes 21 seconds. A pretty good show, if you live in North America or Central America where the entire five and a half hours will be visible. In contrast, on 21 Aug 2009 the penumbral lunar eclipse will last a total of 3 hours 9 minutes 41 seconds, and it won't even cover the entire moon; at maximum about 1/3 of the moon will be slightly darker than the rest (penumbral eclipses are not all that spectacular at the best of times, and this one is particularly wimpy; you probably won't even be able to tell there's an eclipse going on just by looking).

Answer 3

Lunar eclipses can last for anywhere from a few minutes to a maximum of 90 minutes. For this eclipse, here's the schedule.

The Moon is already half-eclipsed, so go out NOW to look.

Depending on your time zone, the total lunar eclipse will begin either every early the morning on Tuesday, December 21, or very late the evening of Monday, December 20.

In the table below, All times are in UCT, "Coordinated Universal Time" which used to be called Greenwich Mean Time. For the Eastern time zone, subtract 5 hours; for Central time, things happen 6 hours earlier. Mountain Time is 7 hours earlier, and subtract 8 hours for Pacific time.

Penumbral Eclipse Begins: ____05:29:17 UT

Partial Eclipse Begins: _______06:32:37 UT

Total Eclipse Begins: ________07:40:47 UT

Greatest Eclipse: ___________08:16:57 UT

Total Eclipse Ends: _________08:53:08 UT

Partial Eclipse Ends: ________10:01:20 UT

Penumbral Eclipse Ends: _____11:04:31 UT

Answer 4

It usually last about an hour to 2 or 3 hours. In a lunar eclipse the moon changes color. On Tuesday,December 21,2010 at 2:40 am to 3:52:12 am. The moon changed to a coppery red color. The moon stayed coppery red for 72 minutes and 12 seconds. The moon stayed copper red AFTER the eclipse was over.

Answer 5

i dont think lunar eclipses last even a day. eclipses; such as the solar eclipse only last a few seconds or minutes.

Answer 6

Almost four hours, if you count the penumbral time as well as the time of totality.